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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. photos

    By Guest black eyed hexy,
    • 5 replies
    • 1k views

  2. mirror making

    By Guest black eyed hexy,
    • 4 replies
    • 1k views

  3. whacking up the post count

    By Guest black eyed hexy,
    • 0 replies
    • 921 views

  4. Head Light Torch

    By Guest Fluke,
    • 18 replies
    • 1.6k views

  5. Cold Weather Observing

    By Craig,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.2k views

  6. Lazy Susan Mod

    By catman161,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.7k views

  7. Need help to Mod a dob

    By Guest Eddy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views

  8. Mains power supply

    By Rock Doctor,
    • 12 replies
    • 1.7k views

  9. First light with celestron 4se

    By Guest mike foster,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.3k views

  10. Which Telescope do i get ?

    By Guest Darrian,
    • 8 replies
    • 1.5k views

  11. Which Light Pollution Filter?

    By catman161,
    • 19 replies
    • 2.8k views

  12. Cool down period

    By Guest Dex55,
    • 13 replies
    • 2.1k views

  13. Dew Prevention

    By catman161,
    • 17 replies
    • 3.6k views

  14. Tracking on a goto.

    By Daz Type-R,
    • 11 replies
    • 1.7k views

  15. Messier Challenges - Beginners To Experienced

    By Guest Tweedledum,
    • 1 reply
    • 2.2k views

  16. Star Atlas?

    By Guest Dark_Matters,
    • 15 replies
    • 2.2k views

  17. GOTO mount

    By Rock Doctor,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.4k views

  18. iTunes U - Introduction to Stellar Astronomy

    By Guest Fluke,
    • 2 replies
    • 1k views

  19. Buying my first scope, what should I get?

    By Guest Eddy,
    • 21 replies
    • 7.7k views

  20. Touchscreen, then book... Then touchscreen, then book... It's madness!

    By Craig,
    • 11 replies
    • 1.4k views

  21. It's arriving! 1 2

    By catman161,
    • 42 replies
    • 3.8k views

  22. Piers?

    By catman161,
    • 17 replies
    • 1.9k views

  23. Good dark sky place near Ripley

    By Guest CodnorPaul,
    • 7 replies
    • 1.6k views

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