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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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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Cloudy Nights, Introduce yourself!Started by nicknacknock , 18 Oct 2015 |
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Barlow/Eyepiece InteractionsStarted by Phaenomena , Today, 04:19 PM |
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Evolution, Battery, and AsiAir Pro?Started by HSTeach , Today, 12:46 PM |
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Telescope Build QualityStarted by HotRod217 , Today, 06:31 AM  Optics, Reflector, SCT, Orion and 2 more...
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Upgrade optionsStarted by NintendoGamer , Today, 03:45 AM Beginner, Dob, DSO, Observing and 3 more...
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Can we improve brightness of eye by changing f-stopStarted by cambridgeobserver , Yesterday, 05:06 PM |
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Replacement Latitude Adjusting Knobs?Started by mikedent , Yesterday, 12:58 PM Mount, Polar Alignment, Equipment
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First night out with Nexstar 6SE was a bust. Tips to improve next time?Started by Bosco_Wiggins , Yesterday, 12:32 PM Celestron, SCT, Beginner
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Limiting Magnitude CalculationStarted by HotRod217 , Yesterday, 06:31 AM |
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Filters for GalaxiesStarted by Orion 3 , 10 Apr 2021 Beginner
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Issues with objects being "ripley" or almost as if they are viewed through heatStarted by arian487 , 10 Apr 2021 |
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mistakenly under-ratedStarted by warren_piece , 10 Apr 2021 |
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RACI vs Telrad vs Rigel QF on 8'' dobsonianStarted by druotolo , 10 Apr 2021 Accessories
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New Dew ShieldStarted by AstroDog77 , 10 Apr 2021 |
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The First Week And The Things I've LearnedStarted by Speedy1985 , 09 Apr 2021 |
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Recommendations for beginner with Astroscan?Started by Ryanocalypse , 09 Apr 2021 Eyepieces, Planet, Observing and 1 more...
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Battery Life Question -- NexStar 130 SLTStarted by sidfallon , 09 Apr 2021 |
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Bortle and F number?Started by BromoGNU , 09 Apr 2021 |
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First look through my first telescopeStarted by AppeeG , 09 Apr 2021 |
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Polar Aligning GEM vs Sky Watcher Star AdventurerStarted by Lornet , 09 Apr 2021 |
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Relation between telescope design and color?Started by radiofm74 , 09 Apr 2021 |
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Using cell phone as a finder scopeStarted by dcobb , 08 Apr 2021 |
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What would be the best $500 telescope out there?Started by Sixsence , 08 Apr 2021 |
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My apologies for the weatherStarted by Mephistophlese , 07 Apr 2021 |
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Me, my Garbage Man, and my AWB OneSkyStarted by jmark9306 , 07 Apr 2021 |
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Optolong FiltersStarted by Dee Dekick , 07 Apr 2021 |
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Celestron AS-GT: Alignment & GoTo issues.Started by Steve06 , 07 Apr 2021 |
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14" solar filterStarted by eaglegolfj , 07 Apr 2021 |
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Improving outward focusStarted by Jimceez , 07 Apr 2021 |
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Collimation StrugglesStarted by kapps , 06 Apr 2021 |
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Seeing GalaxiesStarted by AlvinPL , 06 Apr 2021 |
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Companion for Binos & Dob?Started by Jared b , 06 Apr 2021 |
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Help needed Identifying if a Scope is LegitStarted by CrystalizedCarbonInTheSky , 06 Apr 2021 |
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I have a Meade S102 fork-mounted telescope, are there alternative mounts for it?Started by bigopapa , 06 Apr 2021 Beginner, Meade, Mount
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bino vs refractor vs newtStarted by dprophete , 05 Apr 2021 |
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Meade StarPro 102 BackorderStarted by Darli328 , 05 Apr 2021 |
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Observing in a Bortle 7-7+ area?Started by JeffS1986 , 04 Apr 2021 |
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Beginner Amateur Astronomer Adventures - Testing a Collimated RefractorStarted by Polyphemos , 04 Apr 2021 |
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Prism V Mirror etcStarted by Pavo , 04 Apr 2021 |
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Dobsonian Telescope Image Upside down CorrectorStarted by HotRod217 , 04 Apr 2021 |
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Beginner with a problemStarted by Virtus , 03 Apr 2021 |
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CollimationStarted by jorgens , 03 Apr 2021 |
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Newbie Question about Zhumell z130Started by MichaelR26 , 03 Apr 2021 |
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AD 12 First Impressions For a NewbieStarted by Speedy1985 , 03 Apr 2021 |
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Aperture Size/ Sharpness ?Started by HotRod217 , 03 Apr 2021 |
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102mm, 120mm ST refractor, compare to a 130mm ST reflector?Started by Woodsx , 03 Apr 2021 |
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ES ED80 lens - Which screws do what?Started by Kalloww , 02 Apr 2021 |
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Have I screwed up my CG-4 Polar scope (literally)? How do I mount it?Started by radiofm74 , 02 Apr 2021 |
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