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First Light on used ST80 1 2 3 4

By SuburbanMak, February 22, 2021 in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups

• st80
• chromatic aberration

What's your holiday rig? 1 2 3

By SuburbanMak, August 4, 2022 in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups

• st80
• summer

Astro-Fesshole: Succumbing to the Splurge Urge... 1 2 3

By SuburbanMak, January 27, 2023 in The Astro Lounge

"Accidentally" hit Buy on a budget Classic Refractor 1 2

By SuburbanMak, April 8, 2021 in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups

• classic

First Light on a barely-used Takahashi FC-100 DC 1 2

By SuburbanMak, March 7, 2023 in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups

The Edwardian Experience - First Light on a Clarkson 3 inch. 1 2

By SuburbanMak, July 24, 2021 in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups

• clarkson refractor
• classic refractor

Oops, I did it again... accidentally hit buy on another classic refractor - Hilkin 60mm 1 2

By SuburbanMak, May 6, 2021 in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups

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• classic
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First attempt at sketching - M81 & M82

By SuburbanMak, March 9, 2021 in Sketching

Messiers with a Mak 127 on the South Downs

By SuburbanMak, March 28, 2022 in Observing - Reports

• mak127
• messiers

Collimating an f5 Newt - advice

By SuburbanMak, April 8, 2022 in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

Midnight Double Delights 1 2

By SuburbanMak, March 30, 2021 in Observing - Reports

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• mak127
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First Grab & Go Adventure with a Tak FC 100 DC.

By SuburbanMak, March 15, 2023 in Observing - Reports

CPRE Orion Star Count Dark Sky Survey is this week

By SuburbanMak, February 6, 2021 in Getting Started With Observing

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First Jupiter Shadow Transit & Saturn Cassini Division

By SuburbanMak, June 5, 2021 in Observing - Planetary

Getting a DSLR off the Dole - Beginner has a go at Baader Hyperion Eyepiece Projection

By SuburbanMak, February 1, 2021 in Getting Started With Imaging

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• baader hyperion zoom
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  • skymax 127
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Decent Weekend Forecast but full moon - Suggested Mak 127 Targets for Moonwashed Nights?

By SuburbanMak, February 24, 2021 in Getting Started With Observing

A Tale of Two Telescopes - Wednesday April 13th

By SuburbanMak, April 15, 2022 in Observing - Reports

To boldly go... Mak-surfing galaxies in Virgo

By SuburbanMak, May 3, 2021 in Observing - Deep Sky

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• mak127
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The Beaufort/Bortle Scale for Seeing & Transparency - how do you measure?

By SuburbanMak, March 10, 2021 in Observing - Discussion

So many stars! First Light on a 10" Revelation/GSO Dobsonian

By SuburbanMak, April 5, 2022 in Observing - Reports

Midnight Messiers with a 120 Year Old Clarkson 3" f15.

By SuburbanMak, April 10, 2022 in Observing - Reports

Winter Clusters and a Galactic First.

By SuburbanMak, March 6, 2021 in Observing - Reports

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• mak127
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There’s no such thing as a dumb question right?

By SuburbanMak, May 1, 2021 in Observing - Solar

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Joining the Dob Squad

By SuburbanMak, March 31, 2022 in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups

Moonlit Clusters

By SuburbanMak, March 19, 2022 in Observing - Reports

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• widefield
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