Getting Started General Help and Advice

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1. Books for a newbie

   By Cosmos101, May 27, 2020
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   • Stardaze
   • June 1, 2020

2. Red Dot Finder

   By Ridgewoodwoody, June 1, 2020
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   • Ridgewoodwoody
   • June 1, 2020

3. Sky Watcher bk 1309 eq2 eye piece doesn't fit.

   By GrinningD, May 30, 2020
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   • GrinningD
   • May 31, 2020

4. Building a power tank

   By Simon Dunsmore, April 7, 2020
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   • Simon Dunsmore
   • May 31, 2020

5. Firecapture download?

   By tingting44, May 23, 2014
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   • Dinoboy
   • May 31, 2020

6. I need advice - Cleaning the mirrors

   By Apprentice, May 13, 2020
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   • Apprentice
   • May 30, 2020

7. Skywatcher 200p focusing and eyepiece question 1 2

   By Liquid-sun, May 27, 2020
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   • Liquid-sun
   • May 29, 2020

8. Having some collimation issues

   By Dan13, May 28, 2020
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   • Dan13
   • May 29, 2020

9. Was just gifted a Celestron Astromaster 130 EQ.

   By TalkingPie, May 28, 2020
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   • Ricochet
   • May 29, 2020

10. Sky safari 5

    By Chefgage, May 27, 2020
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    • Chefgage
    • May 28, 2020

11. Is my telescope enough?

    By mih, May 27, 2020
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    • JG777
    • May 27, 2020

12. Stains on the mirrors

    By Apprentice, May 27, 2020
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    • Apprentice
    • May 27, 2020

13. When to clean primary mirror

    By Cuto100200, May 19, 2020
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    • Mr Flibble
    • May 26, 2020

14. Don’t get the order of the gadgets..

    By FMA, May 26, 2020
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    • Astrosharkey
    • May 26, 2020

15. What is Wide-Field

    By Blackware, May 23, 2020
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    • maw lod qan
    • May 23, 2020

16. Mis Sold item 1 2

    By wookie1965, May 23, 2020
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    • John
    • May 23, 2020

17. Are GOTO mounts really as noisy as they seem? 1 2 3

    By skywest, April 26, 2020
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    • Paul M
    • May 22, 2020

18. C70 Mini Mak - Variable Polarising Filter

    By Nikodn, May 21, 2020
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    • Nikodn
    • May 22, 2020

19. Nuts keep falling out of my scope.

    By WilliamAstro, May 8, 2020
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    • barkis
    • May 21, 2020

20. Advice for PLANETARY+Widefield setup

    By Sreesha74, May 12, 2020
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    • bruno
    • May 20, 2020

21. Celestron gps

    By daz01968, May 15, 2020
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    • noah4x4
    • May 19, 2020

22. Solar observing with Meade 12” ACF

    By Supernova74, May 18, 2020
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    • Supernova74
    • May 19, 2020

23. planetary observation

    By JOHN BENNETT, May 14, 2020
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    • ScouseSpaceCadet
    • May 19, 2020

24. Anyone know dimensions of Dark Star 10" Dobsonian telescope?

    By dotdioscorea, April 17, 2020
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    • Stub Mandrel
    • May 18, 2020

25. Budget purchase advice for beginner

    By Aftoforakias, May 8, 2020
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    • Aftoforakias
    • May 18, 2020