Getting Started General Help and Advice

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1. Is this a joke? 1 2

   By serbiadarksky, January 1, 2018
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   • wimvb
   • January 3, 2018

2. Stellarium New 2017 vesion

   By David nayler, December 31, 2017
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   • David nayler
   • December 31, 2017

3. How Often to Clean Optics? 1 2

   By Hayduke27, September 19, 2017   

   • cleaning
   • optics
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   • Macavity
   • December 30, 2017

4. The obvious "which telescope" from the newbie 1 2

   By Asterbridge, November 10, 2017
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   • mystyco
   • December 26, 2017

5. Solar Power to recharge your kit?

   By Cjg, November 1, 2015
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   • tteedd
   • December 23, 2017

6. Choosing a telescope? 1 2

   By Poonam, December 18, 2017
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   • Louis D
   • December 22, 2017

7. How safe is buying from FLO? 1 2 3

   By M Astronomy, November 11, 2017   

   • firstlightoptics
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   • iapa
   • December 21, 2017

8. Little bit of help needed for the wife... 1 2

   By PhilJDJ, December 18, 2017
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   • Stu
   • December 20, 2017

9. Remembering star colour order

   By 25585, December 19, 2017
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   • 25585
   • December 19, 2017

10. Starsense hand controller

    By David nayler, December 11, 2017
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    • David nayler
    • December 12, 2017

11. Star Catalogues

    By 25585, December 10, 2017   

    • star data
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    • 25585
    • December 11, 2017

12. Eye Astigmatism help? 1 2

    By yelsac, November 11, 2017
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    • Charic
    • December 11, 2017

13. Telrad finder 1 2

    By devdusty, December 5, 2017
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    • 25585
    • December 11, 2017

14. The Times STARGAZING Beginner's Guide To Astronomy

    By Charic, December 10, 2017
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    • Relpet
    • December 11, 2017

15. Polar alignment - am I missing something?

    By DaveAstro, November 18, 2017
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    • Donkeiller
    • December 10, 2017

16. Synscan and synscaninit

    By Craig123, December 10, 2017
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    • Geoff Lister
    • December 10, 2017

17. re-coating or to buy new

    By ether823, November 30, 2017   

    • mirror
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    • Waldemar
    • December 7, 2017

18. CCD Camera focusing/fov on SCT

    By DoubleScoops, November 28, 2017   

    • ccd
    • sct
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      • sct
      • skyris 236
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    • newbie alert
    • December 6, 2017

19. Rings for atlas?

    By leo82, November 30, 2017
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    • skfboiler
    • December 6, 2017

20. Filters for nebulae, galaxies & other DSOs

    By 25585, December 5, 2017   

    • filters
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    • Ricochet
    • December 5, 2017

21. polar alignment with horse shoe mount

    By larrym1972, November 23, 2017
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    • Cosmic Geoff
    • December 5, 2017

22. New resource

    By wookie1965, December 3, 2017   

    • astronomy book
    • 2 replies
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    • Dave Lloyd
    • December 3, 2017

23. Binoviewer focussing trouble

    By Trikeflyer, November 30, 2017
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    • Trikeflyer
    • December 2, 2017

24. collimation of the secondary mirror.

    By Galen Gilmore, December 1, 2017
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    • Dave In Vermont
    • December 2, 2017

25. Does anyone have experience of the Celestron Nexstar Evolution 925

    By CanNik, October 31, 2017
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    • 25585
    • December 1, 2017