Getting Started General Help and Advice

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1. Easy Help Requested

   By tickmatrix, February 19, 2022
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   • wongataa
   • February 22, 2022

2. SkyWatcher 200P Help and advice.

   By sonicninja, January 8, 2022
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   • powerlord
   • February 21, 2022

3. Collimation required 1 2

   By OK Apricot, February 15, 2022
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   • OK Apricot
   • February 18, 2022

4. Silly question about dobsonian telescopes

   By Dakuwaqa, January 3, 2022
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   • Jimbo64
   • February 18, 2022

5. DX102AZ realistic expectations

   By jammyg, January 24, 2022
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   • JeffC
   • February 16, 2022

6. Rubber eyecups

   By wookie1965, February 11, 2022
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   • Louis D
   • February 14, 2022

7. Where's the moon?

   By jacko61, February 11, 2022   

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   • Scooot
   • February 12, 2022

8. Balance and changing eyepieces

   By Toltec, January 23, 2022
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   • Louis D
   • February 11, 2022

9. Choosing My First Telescope - A Three-Way Battle! 1 2

   By kasabian21, January 25, 2022
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   • SuburbanMak
   • February 3, 2022

10. Starquest 130 combi mount

    By Redmike, February 1, 2022
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    • Redmike
    • February 2, 2022

11. help ? Skywatcher200p

    By O2B3, February 1, 2022
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    • cajen2
    • February 2, 2022

12. Collimation

    By Sparta, January 28, 2022
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    • Spile
    • January 29, 2022

13. Sky safari 6 pro help

    By Neil H, January 8, 2022
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    • Neil H
    • January 23, 2022

14. How to take scopes of mounts / or put them on.

    By Mr niall, January 21, 2022
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    • malftobe
    • January 22, 2022

15. Sky Watcher Focuser Adaptors

    By Greg Shaw, August 27, 2020
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    • atkar83
    • January 20, 2022

16. Telescope Recommendations For Amateur Astronomers

    By Dr1_veR, December 20, 2021
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    • 200pman
    • January 20, 2022

17. Book recommendation for a back garden beginner please

    By Spaced Out, December 11, 2021
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    • Doasqa
    • January 17, 2022

18. Is there any 'etiquette' for arriving at stargazing locations by car?

    By d-s-m, January 13, 2022
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    • cajen2
    • January 17, 2022

19. First clear night in ages so out come the scope and then this happens.

    By Trevor Matthews, January 13, 2022
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    • Doasqa
    • January 16, 2022

20. Dobsonion skywatcher classic 200p

    By Craig solomon, January 11, 2022
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    • Craig solomon
    • January 13, 2022

21. synscan

    By Red baron, January 4, 2022
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    • Gfamily
    • January 11, 2022

22. Moving the telescope after polar alignment

    By mrjonathanbrown, May 19, 2014
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    • tammclaughlin
    • January 11, 2022

23. Packing away your telescope

    By Dakuwaqa, January 10, 2022
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    • ONIKKINEN
    • January 10, 2022

24. New telescope - advice welcome

    By Emjayf, January 7, 2022
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    • mikeDnight
    • January 8, 2022

25. Replacement Slow Motion Knobs for EQ3-2

    By klaatu, November 10, 2011
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    • MartinT
    • January 7, 2022