Beginners Forum (No Astrophotography)
A place for new astronomers to ask visual observing or basic equipment questions and report their findings.
- Advanced or specialized topics should be discussed in their dedicated forums.
- Beginning astrophotographers should read, and then post, in whichever imaging forum is most appropriate to their subject.
- Advanced or specialized topics should be discussed in their dedicated forums.
- Beginning astrophotographers should read, and then post, in whichever imaging forum is most appropriate to their subject.
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Cloudy Nights Introduce YourselfStarted by nicknacknock , 18 Oct 2015 |
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Best of the Beginners' Forum & How-TosStarted by nicknacknock , 12 Apr 2016 |
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Beginners' Forum Rules (Please read this)Started by Ken Sturrock , 02 Apr 2016 |
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6¨ with goto vs 8¨ dobsonianStarted by joseluis.17g , 30 Sep 2023 |
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Used telescope conditionStarted by Secondchoicename , 29 Sep 2023 |
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Zhumell Z114 Scope on SaleStarted by dr.planet , Today, 08:43 AM |
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If you live in Bortle 7 or 8 or 9, what did you see last night in your scope?Started by housewife , 27 Jun 2023 |
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Telrad installation , really easy!Started by northernmike , Today, 12:47 PM |
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Anybody up for the International Moon Observing?Started by Mahunnop P. , 29 Sep 2023 |
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Telescope mount with GoTo plus manual control knobs?Started by lizzyrose , 30 Sep 2023 |
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help for choosing beginner telescopeStarted by sampc4u , Today, 06:36 AM |
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New on this forum, and need help regarding collimationStarted by Altair03 , 30 Sep 2023 ![]() |
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A question on “push to”Started by Kcbrett , 29 Sep 2023 |
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Just please tell me what to buy?Started by Timaay , 29 Sep 2023 |
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Mirror Knobs on C Edge HD 8Started by Sreesha , Today, 08:44 AM |
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Experiences with Explore Scientific 10" Truss Dob?Started by HaveBlue , 20 Aug 2020 |
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Help picking first scopeStarted by len440 , 28 Apr 2023 |
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Binoviewing with lousy visionStarted by DK_NY , Yesterday, 03:20 PM |
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First telescope for visual and a bit of EAAStarted by Exon , 30 Sep 2023 |
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Beginner- ¿What should I upgrade to?Started by Izshin , Yesterday, 04:21 AM ![]() |
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My new eyepieces!Started by northernmike , 27 Sep 2023 |
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Add my landscape to StellarimStarted by dspender , Yesterday, 02:00 PM |
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Collimator ideas for celestron starsense explorer dx 130azStarted by AnareticScorpio , 27 Sep 2023 |
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How do you get sleep as an amateur astronomerStarted by cee_dee.exe , 22 Sep 2023 |
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why haven't i heard of ngc 6217?Started by UnityLover , 28 Sep 2023 |
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Dobson mount dew questionStarted by Fygaroo , 30 Sep 2023 |
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First light Apertura AD8Started by LordNewton , 09 Sep 2023 |
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Viewing the planetsStarted by FCABARLE , 19 Sep 2023 |
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Meade StarPro 102mm for $200 - Should I go for it?Started by cee_dee.exe , 27 Sep 2023 |
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RED only LED headlampStarted by Skyfisher , 17 Sep 2023 |
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Newbie in bortle 4, looking for good optic binocularsStarted by Bluefish , 26 Sep 2023 |
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Things I learened tonightStarted by rrpallechio , 30 Sep 2023 |
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Mounting Starsense phone mount to a different telescope...Started by Howster , 26 Sep 2023 |
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looking for review of the explore scientific 52 eyepiece seriesStarted by JohnTmsn , 29 Sep 2023 |
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Investing in a good refractorStarted by cee_dee.exe , 28 Sep 2023 |
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Questions about collimation screws.Started by UnityLover , 29 Sep 2023 |
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This is a 'Pro-image' of Andromeda Galaxy (a web-link) from Russell Croman AstrophotographyStarted by David Williams , 29 Sep 2023 |
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adding a star diagonalStarted by northernmike , 29 Sep 2023 |
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I just picked up my first telescope (Celestron 8 EdgeHD) and need eyepiece recommendationsStarted by Excommunicato , 20 Sep 2023 ![]() |
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True field of view questionStarted by Kcbrett , 27 Sep 2023 |
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Celestron Starsense Explorer DX130Started by FCABARLE , 10 Sep 2023 |
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A observing book suggestion for Open ClustersStarted by Minuam , 26 Sep 2023 |
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The MoonStarted by labwalker , 24 Sep 2023 |
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Finder ScopeStarted by northernmike , 24 Sep 2023 |
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Meade 6 ACF on Nexstar 6SE mount?Started by Shaprap , 26 Sep 2023 |
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Choosing between 2 telescopesStarted by Marwa Ibrahim , 28 Sep 2023 |
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Advice to buy a Dobsonian.Started by alexantos , 05 Jan 2019 |
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Saturns moonsStarted by UnityLover , 26 Sep 2023 |
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Smart TelescopesStarted by nmiller822 , 16 Sep 2023 |
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first night with a telescope, concerns about the focuserStarted by TestSubject , 28 Sep 2023 |
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