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So thats the magic figure to watch out for!
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Are there issues with customs and additional (hidden) charges due to customs duty etc.? If there are customs issues who deals with them - aliexpress or the buyer
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That is expected. Polaris does move around the clock face through the day. As long as its still moving around at the same distance (radius) from centre of reticle then you are good, as the centre is hopefully centred on True North.
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beginners telescope buying advice
AstroMuni replied to syoudM42's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
Good spot :-) And here we are continuing to respond......... -
beginners telescope buying advice
AstroMuni replied to syoudM42's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
Is that indeed a Jones bird design? I think it may not have a collimatable mirror (unsure) but not sure about the JB bit. -
beginners telescope buying advice
AstroMuni replied to syoudM42's topic in Getting Started General Help and Advice
If in doubt and want a quick start buy a decent pair of binos (around 50 x 10) and get started. Even the cheap ones sold at Lidl work a treat -
Buying my first telescope... HELP
AstroMuni replied to Tonny's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
The HEQ5 is a very decent mount for beginners in AP. It has a load capacity of 11kg for AP and a bit higher for visual, so the 200pds weighing almost 9kg doesnt give you much room to add on accessories. To add to comment by @vlaiv about using 130pds, take a look at this long post on what its capable of. -
Scope choice dilemma
AstroMuni replied to GrampyG's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
At the moment which do you find yourself using the most for AP? That would be the one you keep. -
Buying my first telescope... HELP
AstroMuni replied to Tonny's topic in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
The mount & the OTA are great choices for both visual and AP. As others have mentioned look at your personal circumstances of how easy it would be to move the kit around and check with FLO if it will pose weight limitations in future if you wish to use serious AP kit on it. Another approach (from what has been mentioned about getting a dobs + APO) would be spend more on getting a good mount first along with a smaller (say) 130-150mm scope. Then the same mount would perfectly handle any APOs and compex AP equipment.