Beginners Forum (No Astrophotography)

Using a 2" adapter on a 1.25 diagonal

Best filter (visual) for viewing planets and Nebula?

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Celestron Nexstar 8 (old style)

10 Inch telescope build

Russian Mak with foam "quavers"

Started by Scilly Keith , 12 Mar 2023   Cassegrain, Maksutov

Collimation Knobs

How to post a link on Cloudy Nights.

Questions about telescopes and lenses

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Newbie - Need Help with First Scope Decision - Round3 - Dobs!

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What is the best telescope i can build under 150$

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What do telescope do you recommend for a young child please.

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Orion XT10

Newbie - Need Help with First Scope Decision - Round 2

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Planets with a Reflector

Started by Nightskyman , 20 Nov 2022   Planet, SCT, Reflector, Visual

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Backfocus Solution for Celestron 9.25 SCT (Non Edge Version)

What to keep, what to buy

Polar alignment: Should the North Star stay on the circle if I rotate the RA axis?

Sky Atlas workflow

Adding one last EP to my collection, maybe....

Started by Skyfisher , 30 Jan 2023   Tele Vue, Beginner

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Measuring Transparency

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What are the different types

Stray light fixes for Dobsonian

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Orion StarBlast 6i IntelliScope has finally arrived!

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Nebula Filters. Benefits limited to hardware and conditions?

Mount rings for Zhumell z114 reflector

considering a new lens?

Angle offset between two pointings

Batteries for Dobsonians within Table Suggestion

Prism Diagonal + 80mm ED f6

350x magnification on the Moon with 100mm F9 refractor

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Finder scope red dot large, make dot smaller

Bortle Scale

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First Light C9.25 AZ-EQ6 / vs nexstar evolution 8.

How does eye-piece focal length affect "effective" focal length of telescope?

Good places for cheap book?

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Newbie - Need Help with First Scope Decision

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Star Hopping

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Help please choosing eyepiece

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Backyard permanent pier location

Turn left at Orion

Repairing a Meade 8" Starfinder primary mirror

Can use 3.3 focal reducer for visual work?

Temperature acclimation.

Dobsonian base ground protection.

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Looking for something else

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What else do I need with a new 8" Dob?

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Need help choosing first telescope

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GOTO Equatorial Tracker System and C8 tube question

2" vs. 1.25" eyepieces. Advantages and disadvantages?

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Viewing Conditions