Getting Started General Help and Advice

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1. Telescope Recommendations For Amateur Astronomers

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

2. Book recommendation for a back garden beginner please

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Dobsonion skywatcher classic 200p

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

6. synscan

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

7. Moving the telescope after polar alignment

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

8. Packing away your telescope

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

9. New telescope - advice welcome

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

10. Replacement Slow Motion Knobs for EQ3-2

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

11. HEQ5 Pro NOT tracking

    By Marius, January 5, 2022
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    • malc-c
    • January 6, 2022

12. Colomation

    By Andy67, December 30, 2021
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    • alacant
    • January 4, 2022

13. Almost complete newbie, trying to figure out how to see a false star in focus.

    By solpete, January 3, 2022   

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    • solpete
    • January 3, 2022

14. Yet another Newtonian collimation question (with annotations for judgement)

    By Peter Reader, December 31, 2021
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    • Spile
    • January 1, 2022

15. Best telescope for under £200? 1 2

    By Graviton1, December 26, 2021   

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    • Astro_Dad
    • January 1, 2022

16. Keep feet warm 1 2 3 4

    By wookie1965, December 5, 2021
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    • jetstream
    • January 1, 2022

17. SW 200p collimation

    By YogSothoth, December 19, 2021
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    • bottletopburly
    • December 27, 2021

18. First Telescope Advice and Recommendations 1 2 3 4 7

    By Saggy, December 8, 2021
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    • wulfrun
    • December 19, 2021

19. SynscanInit 2

    By wookie1965, July 1, 2017   

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    • Gfamily
    • December 18, 2021

20. How to use the search facility...help needed please

    By dazzystar, December 18, 2021
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    • Cornelius Varley
    • December 18, 2021

21. Omegon 22x85

    By Alfies, December 16, 2021
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    • michael.h.f.wilkinson
    • December 16, 2021

22. Recommendation needed: non-rotating helical focuser

    By Richard136, December 10, 2021
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    • vlaiv
    • December 11, 2021

23. Right eye peice

    By Alfies, December 9, 2021
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    • Louis D
    • December 9, 2021

24. Collimating issue

    By Joaquarossi, December 8, 2021
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    • Spile
    • December 8, 2021

25. I see a bunch of black spots through my telescope

    By Lukelak, November 20, 2021
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    • Louis D
    • December 4, 2021