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Celestron Focus Motor install problems and solutions for a CPC1100 (and likely other 11" & 14" OTAs, too.)

By StarGazingSiouxsie, August 23, 2020 in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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Is there a GOTO alt az mount & tripod capable of mounting a Celestron 14" OTA? 1 2

By StarGazingSiouxsie, May 2, 2021 in Discussions - Mounts

Advice / tips, please, for an equatorial mount novice - Celestron AVX

By StarGazingSiouxsie, October 9, 2021 in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

Can I do a StarSense alignment with HC & then connect to CPWI & still be aligned?

By StarGazingSiouxsie, September 28, 2021 in Discussions - EEVA Equipment

Using Celestron Neximage 10 camera via Icap - which settings to use?

By StarGazingSiouxsie, September 27, 2021 in Imaging - Planetary

First time using NexImage 10 camera for Jupiter & Saturn

By StarGazingSiouxsie, September 12, 2021 in Getting Started With Imaging

When..the..Moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie..... it's all over?

By StarGazingSiouxsie, July 23, 2021 in Observing - Discussion

CPCP1100 corrector plate damaged by Celestron during repair - what effect will this have on my visual astronomy?

By StarGazingSiouxsie, July 14, 2021 in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups

Skywatcher 180 mm Maksutov mounted to a Celestron Evolution

By StarGazingSiouxsie, July 7, 2021 in Discussions - Mounts

Buying a new CPC1100 HD Deluxe - only to find I've been sold a used one

By StarGazingSiouxsie, May 16, 2021 in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups

Can you help solve this mystery, please? Star Sense camera will not hold calibration with OTA after mount is rebooted.

By StarGazingSiouxsie, February 25, 2021 in Getting Started General Help and Advice

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Solved: How to open Celestron Firmware Manager when the Jar file that was unzipped from the download can't be made executable I.E. into an exe

By StarGazingSiouxsie, July 9, 2020 in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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Storage options for my CPC1100

By StarGazingSiouxsie, November 15, 2020 in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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Recent Celestron article on collimation

By StarGazingSiouxsie, November 5, 2020 in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups

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Any tips / advice you can give me please fpr observing M,ars?

By StarGazingSiouxsie, September 20, 2020 in Getting Started With Observing

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Q. When using Star Sense, why does my telescope go all around the houses on some of its GOTOs? I'm sure I set 'Cordwrap' to 'OFF'??!! A. Because Star Sense reset it to 'On' after you did your alignment.

By StarGazingSiouxsie, October 10, 2020 in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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Ssssshhhh....please be quiet. You'll wake my eyepieces up

By StarGazingSiouxsie, October 5, 2020 in Discussions - Eyepieces

Celestron NexImage 10 - cannot obtain image

By StarGazingSiouxsie, October 4, 2020 in Getting Started With Imaging

Mars will be hugging the Moon all night tonight!!!

By StarGazingSiouxsie, October 2, 2020 in Observing - Planetary

Celestron Focal Reducer - #94175 - Celestron say it's not compatible with Edge optics but I have found that not to be the case

By StarGazingSiouxsie, September 26, 2020 in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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Could you help me, please, with my confusion regarding which time zone I should input to my Star Sense hand controller. 1 2

By StarGazingSiouxsie, October 1, 2020 in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

I was viewing Mars at 400X and I reckon I could have easily gone to 500

By StarGazingSiouxsie, October 4, 2020 in Observing - Reports

Poor viewing conditions in an otherwise clear sky - predictable?

By StarGazingSiouxsie, October 1, 2020 in Getting Started With Observing

Baader Amici Prism Diagonal - have you had one without the diffraction spike issue?

By StarGazingSiouxsie, September 30, 2020 in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

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I'm just typing this out while I wait for Mars to pop out from behind my chimney pot

By StarGazingSiouxsie, September 22, 2020 in Getting Started With Observing