Primers and Tutorials

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1. Chesire Collimating Eyepiece video tutorial

   By 8472, November 3, 2012
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   • wookie1965
   • November 20, 2012

2. ASIGN Observatory's "How to do timelapses of the Milky Way."

   By ASIGN_Baz, November 20, 2009
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   • j4cub
   • October 17, 2012

3. ASIGN II Intro to image stacking

   By ASIGN_Baz, June 21, 2012
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   • ASIGN_Baz
   • August 7, 2012

4. Astrophotography with a DSLR and Tripod (Part One)

   By namreg, June 30, 2012
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   • sgazer
   • July 13, 2012

5. Setting up EQ mount 1 2

   By mik, October 16, 2007
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   • midjam
   • July 1, 2012

6. How to polar align with HEQ5 and EQ6 mounts, and SynScan 3.11+ 1 2 3 4

   By Breakintheclouds, November 11, 2009
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   • obscura
   • June 29, 2012

7. solar observing

   By steelyglint, April 27, 2012
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   • keithatrochdale
   • April 27, 2012

8. Podcasts for the physics-ally challenged?

   By Miranda, March 4, 2012
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   • Grunthos
   • March 29, 2012

9. Oh my god (aka First Light)

   By marcosscriven, March 25, 2012
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   • Doughzer
   • March 29, 2012

10. New article - How to take photographs of space 1 2

    By ASIGN_Baz, December 13, 2011
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    • ASIGN_Baz
    • March 5, 2012

11. Hi and how many billions of years??

    By Aether monkey, February 26, 2012
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    • imarcs
    • February 27, 2012

12. Binocular Basics

    By BinocularSky, August 24, 2011
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    • delphinusuk
    • December 11, 2011

13. Object appearance comparison document 1 2

    By george7378, November 14, 2010
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    • GeorgeH
    • December 7, 2011

14. Microsoft's World Wide Telescope

    By Stars in Their Eyes, March 8, 2009
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    • sublime_mick
    • November 14, 2011

15. Eye Piece choice

    By Dude, October 28, 2011
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    • JimStan
    • November 12, 2011

16. Viewing solar flares with 6" reflector

    By enigmacell, September 26, 2011
    • 14 replies
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    • DavidOfBanff
    • September 30, 2011

17. Photo and Visual Astronomy calculator

    By Andrew*, September 8, 2011
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    • Quark
    • September 24, 2011

18. Setting your location on a go-to mount - DOH!!

    By rocketandroll, August 29, 2011
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    • ecosse
    • September 21, 2011

19. Tape with telescope balance position marks

    By starguest, September 15, 2011
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    • starguest
    • September 15, 2011

20. EQ6 Pro Mount Stepper Motors

    By astro2011, August 31, 2011
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    • Kaminovs
    • August 31, 2011

21. Stacking and producing photos. Any good tutorials?

    By mcro89, August 4, 2011
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    • Dann
    • August 20, 2011

22. StarCalc Planet Path Tutotial

    By PaulR, October 28, 2007
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    • GeeO
    • August 12, 2011

23. Sam Brown's "All about Telescope"

    By Debasisswan, August 5, 2011
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    • ScubaMike
    • August 10, 2011

24. Twilight

    By BinocularSky, June 4, 2011
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    • BinocularSky
    • July 31, 2011

25. Light polution any where in the UK 1 2 3 4

    By Darren B, December 29, 2009
    • 99 replies
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    • Lightgazer
    • July 31, 2011