Getting started - equipment advice

137 topics in this forum

1. Buying the first telescope! I'm interested in deep space!

   By Ethan, November 4
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   • Nightspore
   • Tuesday at 19:56

2. Deja Vu All Over Again - ciciglow 2X 1.25inch Barlow Lens.

   By Nightspore, October 11
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   • 84 views
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   • Nightspore
   • October 11

3. What eyepiece should I get?

   By Space20, January 16
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   • RT65CB-SWL
   • September 21

4. New to astronomy

   By erict, September 2
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   • 134 views
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   • RT65CB-SWL
   • September 21

5. RA and DEC gears grinding and mount moving very slowly (Skywatcher EQ5 Pro mount)

   By Salty_18, August 20
   • 1 reply
   • 148 views
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   • TerryMcK
   • August 21

6. Controlling AZ GTi mount from Stellarium

   By Peter B, July 31
   • 4 replies
   • 213 views
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   • TerryMcK
   • August 13

7. Tasco 851TR missing eyepiece

   By Frussell.537, July 7
   • 1 reply
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   • RaDec
   • July 11

8. Counterweight for Orion Monster Parallelogram

   By edakop, March 28
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   • 283 views
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   • nickaltair
   • June 15

9. Suggestions for my Starter-Kit / Help

   By Serjoo_G, April 20
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   • Serjoo_G
   • April 20

10. Orion Starquest XT8 Telescope

    By Brtoler1, April 13
    • 4 replies
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    • Brtoler1
    • April 18

11. Exit pupil calculation

    By Caldwell 14, February 28
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    • Moonlit
    • March 6

12. Can I use the built in battery in the C9.25 Evo to power my dew ring and eyepiece dew heater via the controller?

    By KirkD, February 21
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    • KirkD
    • February 22

13. Celestron 8SE mount 'straining' with DSLR mounted

    By Adam Y, February 15
    • 2 replies
    • 283 views
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    • TerryMcK
    • February 20

14. How to mount my DSLR to my PowerSeeker127 EQ mount

    By AstroKyle1, February 18
    • 1 reply
    • 238 views
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    • TerryMcK
    • February 18

15. Question on changing Celestron 9.25 to a 2" diagonal.

    By KirkD, January 7
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    • KirkD
    • February 14

16. What will you see visually through your telescope?

    By Cumbrianwolf, January 2
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    • Cumbrianwolf
    • January 19

17. Bahtinov Mask "mod" for dew heater equipped SCT

    By Adam Y, January 19
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    • Adam Y
    • January 19

18. ASI Air and 50mm Guide Scope - Advise please.

    By Kevin17, January 6
    • 1 reply
    • 390 views
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    • MartinS
    • January 7

19. Which Scope would you Buy ?

    By Outer Limits, December 24, 2022
    • 17 replies
    • 607 views
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    • Nightspore
    • December 30, 2022

20. Barlow lens or new eyepiece

    By Brauman7, December 16, 2022
    • 3 replies
    • 386 views
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    • Carbon Brush
    • December 18, 2022

21. Altair Wave Series 102mm F7 Super ED Triplet APO

    By Kevin17, September 25, 2022
    • 4 replies
    • 726 views
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    • Galileo
    • December 1, 2022

22. When to use/not use IR-cut filter for CMOS camera

    By Adam Y, November 19, 2022
    • 3 replies
    • 396 views
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    • TerryMcK
    • November 19, 2022

23. Good way to collimate without using a star?

    By Adam Y, October 31, 2022
    • 10 replies
    • 755 views
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    • GazAstro
    • November 16, 2022

24. Tip

    By Scopeman, October 25, 2022
    • 4 replies
    • 491 views
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    • Scopeman
    • November 11, 2022

25. Newbie question... is my telescope "non-standard"?

    By Laurieo, October 29, 2022
    • 17 replies
    • 743 views
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    • Nightspore
    • November 9, 2022