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  1. Astronomy Guides & Tutorials

    Astronomy guides and tutorials written by our helpful members, covering topics ranging from setting up your first telescope to taking photographs (astrophotography) of the night sky.

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  1. EMS LOAN SCOPE. 1 2 3 4

    By BAZ,
    • 77 replies
    • 20.4k views

  2. WiFi connection at dark site.

    By Paul Tomo,
    • 10 replies
    • 387 views

  3. Which Barlow lens should I buy?

    By Paul Tomo,
    • 20 replies
    • 598 views

  4. Bahtinov mask

    By Paul Tomo,
    • 3 replies
    • 84 views

  5. A real novice question

    By JanieRose,
    • 18 replies
    • 237 views

  6. Milzy

    By Milzy,
    • 17 replies
    • 207 views

  7. 2" eye piece

    By Milzy,
    • 14 replies
    • 261 views

  8. Baader Neodymium Filter 1.12” or 2”

    By Paul Tomo,
    • 24 replies
    • 1.2k views

  9. Finally all goes well.

    By Paul Tomo,
    • 4 replies
    • 444 views

  10. First night using new setup 1 2

    By Paul Tomo,
    • 44 replies
    • 1.3k views

  11. VX8 and Skywatcher 250PDS

    By Paul Tomo,
    • 22 replies
    • 635 views

  12. EQ6R-Pro Connection to Stellarium

    By Paul Tomo,
    • 5 replies
    • 465 views

  13. EQ6R-Pro Connection for Leisure Battery

    By Paul Tomo,
    • 5 replies
    • 590 views

  14. Is nikon1 series j5 an ok camera for capturing the milky way? 1 2

    By Usman Mughal nottingham,
    • 47 replies
    • 5.6k views

  15. Up Grading Info for Beginner 1 2

    By Paul Tomo,
    • 26 replies
    • 838 views

  16. Sky-Watcher 200P

    By Paul Tomo,
    • 11 replies
    • 618 views

  17. Finderscope v's Red Dot Finder

    By David_B,
    • 14 replies
    • 908 views

  18. Beginner Telescope recommendations?

    By nellzim,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.2k views

  19. Ems..

    By Astronigel,
    • 2 replies
    • 662 views

  20. No instructions Skywatcher Explorer 130p supatrak!

    By Amy,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.2k views

  21. The most obvious question!

    By Shane04,
    • 8 replies
    • 2.2k views

  22. UK telescopes store

    By Shane04,
    • 9 replies
    • 1k views

  23. Recommendations for Replacement Barlow Lens Telescope Eyepiece

    By AdamSommerfield,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.1k views

  24. Polar scope calibration

    By +RonC,
    • 4 replies
    • 918 views

  25. synscan set up

    By GGii,
    • 3 replies
    • 999 views

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