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We all started somewhere! We are a friendly bunch! Most of your questions can be posted here, but if you are interested in Astrophotography please use the new Beginner Astrophotography forum. The response time will be much better.
I have an 80mm refractor with a goto computer mount. Lately, the telescopes computer is not working. You see, I align it,...
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I'll echo the recommendations for an external power supply. Those mounts eat up AA batts in a hurry. You can get the 7 amp battery for about $20 and...
While I wait for my new Skywatcher EQM-35 mount to arrive, let me share some information on a really indispensable iOS app I use for session planning...
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59605302-0BBE-4DA0-B50E-C9DCFA10537A.png Update: A new FOV feature for the Finder View is in the works and will be available in the next free update,...
Determined to keep my rediscovered passion for astronomy an inexpensive hobby, I found a good deal ($139) on a respected scope ( Orion StarBlast 4.5...
Many of you use computer control software for your scope, camera, filter wheel and dome. I have a ten foot Home Dome. I use DDW software for control....
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I'm currently using APT to control my set up and it's really nice. It also accepts script commands so you can get it to do pretty much anything you...
I'm hit and miss trying to center targets. I just acquired an inexpensive 60mm Meade that I'm playing with in AP. It doesn't have a finder scope, so...
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Thanks for the suggestion! Here are are some DIY illuminated crosshairs projects (the last is my favorite):
If you're just beginning to enjoy astronomy let me warn you, sometimes things just don't go well. But don't worry, it's not you; it happens to all of...
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Good progress Tommy! Did you get a tracking motor with your scope?
Didn't come with one, but scored an Amazon Warehouse Deal for under $25.
It's a...
I almost bought a used wheeled golf bag the other day. :D
Seems like the distance from where my stuff is to where I want to set up requires multiple...
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Looks like this is not an uncommon problem after all. I'm in a compact SUV right now and my scopes are not that large. I also have a folding hand...
With the goal of finding a way to use my iPhone for astrophotography, I was stymied by frustrating adapters . Until I discovered the Celestron NexYZ...
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Interesting. My old iPhone 6 worked well in the cheapo Gosky clamp that came as a bonus on an Amazon purchase. My newer iPhone Xr seems a lot more...
Using a modified webcam (one of the first, vintage 1991, 640x480 B&W), free from a junk drawer. (I guess my wife is right about me being a packrat.)...
For the sake of folks thinking about getting into amateur astronomy, or for those who recently bought a scope, I thought I'd start a series of posts...
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