Getting Started General Help and Advice

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1. Coma correctors

   By cyborg421, July 2, 2012
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   • Louis D
   • May 9, 2018

2. After a nights viewing

   By Fieldsy, May 3, 2018
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   • Paz
   • May 8, 2018

3. Selling advice

   By Tonym61, May 6, 2018
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   • Tonym61
   • May 6, 2018

4. What additional lenses for a Skywatcher skymax 90?

   By emmak, October 24, 2007
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   • LukeSkywatcher
   • May 5, 2018

5. short focal length vs Long focal length

   By Olli, April 27, 2018
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   • Louis D
   • April 30, 2018

6. Sky-Watcher supatrak

   By Fieldsy, April 30, 2018   

   • handset
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   • Fieldsy
   • April 30, 2018

7. Advice and Thoughst on planned first purchase.

   By bmmcwhirt, April 27, 2018
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   • bmmcwhirt
   • April 28, 2018

8. Viewing through the SW 127 MAK

   By Roger2525, April 19, 2018   

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   • Red Dwarfer
   • April 26, 2018

9. Alignment problems with Celestron130SLT

   By StarFather, April 22, 2018
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   • StarFather
   • April 25, 2018

10. Beginner Scope on AVX GEM- SCT vs Newt

    By Meia, April 16, 2018
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    • RT65CB-SWL
    • April 25, 2018

11. What do I need to start?

    By beni, April 5, 2018   

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    • Louis D
    • April 25, 2018

12. Choosing Best Stars For 3 Star Alignment

    By PembrokeSteve, April 20, 2018
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    • Louis D
    • April 23, 2018

13. Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders

    By Spec-Chum, November 30, 2012
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    • Gfamily
    • April 22, 2018

14. A great introduction to astronomy on Netflix

    By Ande, March 16, 2018
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    • 25585
    • April 20, 2018

15. light gathering

    By sandycorgi44, April 19, 2018
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    • sandycorgi44
    • April 19, 2018

16. Celestron 20mm eyepiece

    By Sean1070, December 27, 2015
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    • happyCellophane
    • April 15, 2018

17. What is image scale

    By domstar, April 13, 2018
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    • ollypenrice
    • April 14, 2018

18. William optic ddg SCT focuser.

    By David nayler, April 14, 2018
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    • David nayler
    • April 14, 2018

19. Omegon CCD Solar System Imager

    By Russe, November 28, 2011
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    • astrosathya
    • April 13, 2018

20. Dirty eyes? 1 2

    By Ande, March 27, 2018
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    • Paul M
    • April 11, 2018

21. Astronomical Dictionary

    By Astrofriend, April 10, 2017   

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    • Astrofriend
    • April 6, 2018

22. Lense help!

    By beni, April 5, 2018   

    • celestron c102 az
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    • Cosmic Geoff
    • April 5, 2018

23. Collimation cap only?

    By Eastman, April 5, 2018
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    • Louis D
    • April 5, 2018

24. looking up

    By alecras2345, February 28, 2018
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    • Nyctimene
    • March 31, 2018

25. Help please: how do I convert "TRANSIT OF VENUS" coordinates?

    By pointbob, March 28, 2018
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    • CraigT82
    • March 29, 2018