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1. flo clear outside app

   By Fieldsy, June 27, 2019
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   • darkskyastronomy
   • August 14, 2019

2. suprise view car park hathersage south facing?

   By iwols, August 12, 2019
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   • darkskyastronomy
   • August 14, 2019

3. Eq 5 home position

   By Simon Dunsmore, August 5, 2019
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   • Simon Dunsmore
   • August 5, 2019

4. What finder arrangement do you use with dobs 1 2

   By Mike_S, July 11, 2019
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   • MKHACHFE
   • July 25, 2019

5. SkyWatcher Black Diamond 180/2700 Mak-Cassegrain Assesories 1 2

   By bluesilver, July 22, 2019
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   • Alan64
   • July 25, 2019

6. Is my telescope collimated?

   By Adam1234, July 21, 2019
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   • cletrac1922
   • July 22, 2019

7. Newbie

   By Plumb71, July 21, 2019
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   • Cornelius Varley
   • July 22, 2019

8. Eyepiece View Issue

   By Greg6498, July 20, 2019
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   • MarsG76
   • July 21, 2019

9. Focusing problems with new telescope

   By Rich486, July 19, 2019
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   • Rich486
   • July 19, 2019

10. Seeing black spots while looking through my telescope

    By Space admirer, July 16, 2019
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    • Space admirer
    • July 16, 2019

11. Viewing Jupiter's moons 1 2

    By bluesilver, July 9, 2019
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    • bluesilver
    • July 16, 2019

12. Identifying stars for alignment

    By LordLoki, June 25, 2019
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    • LordLoki
    • July 8, 2019

13. Is this collimated?

    By Zeodra, July 5, 2019
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    • Mr niall
    • July 5, 2019

14. Stellarium help please!

    By Helen, July 4, 2019
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    • Gfamily
    • July 4, 2019

15. Live Sunspots Website?

    By Jojo204, July 2, 2019
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    • Buzzard75
    • July 3, 2019

16. Probably a very obvious tip or other beginners like me regarding navigating and Stellarium.

    By MKHACHFE, July 1, 2019
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    • wimvb
    • July 2, 2019

17. Telescope won't focus or defocus at all?

    By Apollo Paul, February 18, 2013
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    • MKHACHFE
    • July 1, 2019

18. cant focus on anything beyond the moon and cross in the middle of image celestron powerseeker 127EQ

    By chris pfleger, June 29, 2019
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    • Geoff Lister
    • June 30, 2019

19. possible fault

    By louis jaques, June 30, 2019
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    • Geoff Lister
    • June 30, 2019

20. Frustrating astronomy ? 1 2 3 4

    By Fieldsy, March 12, 2019   

    • frustrating
    • annoyed time out needed
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    • Fieldsy
    • June 27, 2019

21. Problems with Stellarium

    By S.A.M, June 5, 2019
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    • Chefgage
    • June 26, 2019

22. Remember...

    By Wasp, June 18, 2019
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    • johninderby
    • June 26, 2019

23. 10yr Daughter getting into Astonomy

    By Engelstine, June 11, 2019
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    • cletrac1922
    • June 26, 2019

24. Telescope won't focus or defocus at all?

    By Dillon Jones, June 25, 2019
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    • Ricochet
    • June 25, 2019

25. 3 hrs clear skies

    By Fieldsy, June 17, 2019
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    • Fieldsy
    • June 18, 2019