Beginners Talk [Archive] - Page 14

how to : solar observing (1 replies)
Disassembling rear of Mak (2 replies)
What to look for in a telescope for astrophotography? (18 replies)
ED80 or ED100 for photography (16 replies)
A Really Dumb Question (20 replies)
Crayford style microfocuser with 10:1 (23 replies)
Which telescope to buy? Budget $700 (8 replies)
First telescope (17 replies)
Useful eyepiece info (0 replies)
My First Scope (34 replies)
Any Bright Ideas - viewing sites (14 replies)
meade with celestron (1 replies)
Magnetic declination of Melbourne (2 replies)
How do I do a polar alignment id I can see the celestial south pole from my location? (7 replies)
ISS pass melb and quick hello (5 replies)
Hi everyone.... (27 replies)
understanding eyepiece FOV (6 replies)
Centaurus A, where are you? (12 replies)
eq6 buble level (3 replies)
Apologies to SE Qld IIS-er's (11 replies)
GSO Dob primary adjustment screws (7 replies)
First Scope Advice (8" SCT) (5 replies)
question about planetary detail (4 replies)
Green meteor sighting (6 replies)
Collimation confusion (24 replies)
Is this right for Mars? (10 replies)
Can anyone help me to find saturn or mars? (15 replies)
any bright galaxies? (7 replies)
attachment for a tripod adapter (4 replies)
Hi guys I am brand New to Astronomy. (7 replies)
absolute beginner with celestron nexstar (17 replies)
Nebula Filters (22 replies)
Star Trivia.... (8 replies)
first scope (1 replies)
Best eyepiece for Saturn. (14 replies)
should i see colour? (26 replies)
Pls help newbie trying to collimate 10" LB :( ... (26 replies)
SCP for Beginners - By a Beginner (16 replies)
Gold Coast Astro Club? (7 replies)
Proud new owner of 10" LB :) Few questions i'd like ask... (7 replies)
Rise, set amd Transit times (1 replies)
Hi im a newbie (50 replies)
Skywatcher Collimation tool - How to Guides? (9 replies)
Which filter for nebulae? (6 replies)
Connecting a webcam to an unguided/untracked DOB (6 replies)
Anyone have slow & bad experience with optcorp? (11 replies)
Finding Skyobjects using Alt/Az and Ra/Dec and learning Constellation Navigation (21 replies)
The Great Galaxy Hunt (3 replies)
Hi (7 replies)
finding regulus (2 replies)
thanks for telescope advice (2 replies)
Need Help Selecting a new Telescope (16 replies)
New to IIS (15 replies)
Anyone care to check this colimation? (13 replies)
IceInSpace beginners special? (19 replies)
help i can only see a tiny bit in the EP (0 replies)
Bright Southern Objects (28 replies)
Another collimation question. (3 replies)
Anyone recommend Andrews Laser Collimator (18 replies)
Dumb questions - version ? (19 replies)
Polar Alignment, where am I going wrong (14 replies)
What's the difference? (32 replies)
Utter polar alignment/compass confusion (1 replies)
Looking for M83 (12 replies)
Beginners setup (6 replies)
My New Telescope wont work (22 replies)
Obsession 12" vs General 12" Dob view (22 replies)
A simple question I expect... (6 replies)
buying Philips ToUcam Pro (11 replies)
Hello (4 replies)
portability of scopes (5 replies)
Exit pupil in high/low magnification help? (3 replies)
Time to clean Mirror? (22 replies)
Meade 09x63 (3 replies)
Dob purchasing issues, and what might I see? (17 replies)
mac180 (3 replies)
What to expect? (4 replies)
Few questions (16 replies)
M83? (6 replies)
Eyepieces for Vixen 103 ED apo (4 replies)
Positions and Coordinate Systems...need to know? (2 replies)
Objest moving at fast rate of speed through M45 (5 replies)
skywatcher auto tracker (0 replies)
Planet viewing (10 replies)
Star Test 12" Dob (6 replies)
New To This (8 replies)
First light and first post (19 replies)
Collimating question (1 replies)
Oh boy! (11 replies)
webcam for beginners (5 replies)
What are some must have filters for dob? (17 replies)
Bushmaster mars-1400 (13 replies)
Collimator...recommendations (12 replies)
Comet 8P/Tuttle (1 replies)
Comet Holmes? (I think) (6 replies)
GSO laser collimator - slit? (3 replies)
'New' to IIS (6 replies)
Any Suggestions??? (11 replies)
What is "Seeing" - a beginners Guide (6 replies)
can you even buy a sub-150mm newtonian OTA? (7 replies)
List of dark skies in NSW? (24 replies)
Great night viewing (4 replies)
A newby from the Redlands (8 replies)
new member needs advice re scope/400d compatability (3 replies)
Prime focus (1 replies)
80mm refractor mount on a camera tripod / tripod missing quick-release plate (3 replies)
TASCO 40-114675 for Begginners!!!!!! (31 replies)
first light (8 replies)
What EP (2 replies)
12" bintal dob (2 replies)
Lost in Space! (5 replies)
First post, first question, first scope. (27 replies)
Asteroid and Mars (2 replies)
Canon 400D basic setup for Astrophotography? (7 replies)
Celestrial Pole V Magnetic Pole (4 replies)
Skywatcher EQ3 Syscan Goto Upgrade Kit - Installation problem (4 replies)
Planet details with 6" (1 replies)
Possible to see other dust/gas other nebulas besides Orion/M42 with my 6" dob? (7 replies)
Eyepiece Advice (2 replies)
Scope advice (12 replies)
Newbie stuff (4 replies)
Triple satellites spotted (17 replies)
Good night for observing at blue mountains? (11 replies)
Keeping it cool... (2 replies)
How do you view the northern sky after polar alignment? (14 replies)
A Cold Mirror (3 replies)
Comet 8P/Tuttle (10 replies)
Observing for a long time (8 replies)
Scope Advice (2 replies)
Subtle colour versus Dead-Pan grey (3 replies)
Magnetic Declination (2 replies)
new scope for Xmas any advice welcome (19 replies)
eyepiece suggestions please (8 replies)
Seeing (7 replies)
can we are making 3 d -picture with small telescope??? (0 replies)
Pilot and Asrtonomy mixed (3 replies)
Telescope Decisions (7 replies)
Hello from Mungus (7 replies)
go to star (6 replies)
What is the best location around Sydney to view the night sky? (0 replies)
Flashing light in Taurus or Geosynchronous Satellite? (13 replies)
An introduction and a question on brand names (Karten and KD) (0 replies)
Sydney observing & urban filters (7 replies)
What should I be able to see with a 102 Refractor (1 replies)
Power supply for a Celestron Nexstar (6 replies)
AOE Binoculars, 12x60 or 15x70? (25 replies)
Noobs Night Out (8 replies)
Build a Solar System (11 replies)
Good places to stargaze? (5 replies)
All Night Star Gaze (5 replies)
Newbie needing help (yet another one!) (7 replies)
Just a quick introduction (12 replies)
Buying a Telescope (9 replies)
Telescope, spotting scope, binoculair, or..? (14 replies)
Celestron 127mm Newtonian Reflector (8 replies)
What next? (7 replies)
Sorry for the storms ;) (5 replies)
Ein-Gev Rising Venus (1 replies)
ISO speed, exposure time..??? (8 replies)
I am less experienced than a beginner - Help with maps and finding objects (10 replies)
Eq, Goto, $2000-$4000? (11 replies)
good places to buy? (31 replies)
a little help please (3 replies)
Help, I'm new at this!! (12 replies)
astronomy 08 (1 replies)
What magnitude can I see? (6 replies)
Looking through the EPs (15 replies)
new here (15 replies)
best astro software (8 replies)
CCD Camera for a Total Beginner? (23 replies)
How many inch" dob do I need to see dust/gas in Orion/M42 Nebula? (32 replies)
Celestron Nexstar Telescope (22 replies)
Meade 16" Lightbridge (9 replies)
test (3 replies)
Help with Secondary Mirror Size (0 replies)
aurora australis (11 replies)
Celestron Vs Skywatcher (16 replies)
Big problems with a new 12" dob (68 replies)
Star diagonal on a Dob? (7 replies)
Geminids meteor shower Dec 7 - 17 (3 replies)
Question RE: Balancing a Newtonian (2 replies)
can you really do away with a guide scope if you are imaging with a self guided CCD (1 replies)
EQ mount in Alt-Az mode? (5 replies)
Comments on Skywatcher 200mm (11 replies)
Views on Telrad (33 replies)
What do these Nobs Do - EQ5 ? (6 replies)
Software (2 replies)
Maidenwell Astronomy Course (8 replies)
Solar Observing (8 replies)
Need quick advice (15 replies)
Serial-to-USB adapter for DSC (5 replies)
ToUCam first attempt (15 replies)
Kids astronomy stuff help (3 replies)
No cloud (8 replies)
What equipment does it take to see red spot on Jupiter? (14 replies)
Article: Astronomy Acronyms (10 replies)
Meteor showers visable from Low in the Southern Hemisphere (25 replies)
Buying a quick Collimator (13 replies)
How to store telescope optics? (12 replies)
Dob advice (28 replies)
Binocular Use (7 replies)
Full Moon? Meet Jack and the Mutant Beaver (0 replies)
Collimation (17 replies)
Averted vision? (16 replies)
Where is good place for stargazing? Currently live in Sydney (6 replies)
Too Much Dew (18 replies)
How to find planets? (4 replies)
How to find planets? (9 replies)
New - and in need of some advice (7 replies)
First scope and first light (10 replies)
Space Shuttle STS 120/ISS 10A (22 replies)
Planispheres (11 replies)
Advice on eyepieces (12 replies)
How do you log your observations? (9 replies)
Polar alignment Grrrrrr (13 replies)
First Light n00b (18 replies)
Hi from another new starter (8 replies)
L'arena signing on. (11 replies)
Collimating Newt short tube Advise (8 replies)
Buy local or ship? (13 replies)
ready set go (4 replies)
What Telescope To Buy? (7 replies)
Abbreviations explanation (15 replies)
Getting back in after a long long time. (4 replies)
Camera Projection Eyepiece (7 replies)
Nucleus of the Milky Way galaxy (8 replies)
A telescope – That’s not a telescope (9 replies)
Enthusiatic Noob With a Celestron (39 replies)
A night of galaxies! (6 replies)
I've jinxed the wether (4 replies)
The Alps Mts and Valley (1 replies)
merging images (4 replies)
Purchase advice for novice (24 replies)
NewbieOnSite (9 replies)
Newbie Introduction Hi & First Light (21 replies)
Will I be able to see galaxies? (13 replies)
venus (10 replies)
amateur astronomy (3 replies)
Upside Down Under (5 replies)
Do my stars look too big in this ? (5 replies)
Need help (11 replies)
Noob needs some help (6 replies)
n00b first post (10 replies)
8 or 10" dob (10 replies)
Make own telescope? (6 replies)
i need a new telescope, any hints? (7 replies)
Angular Size?? (4 replies)
Saying Hi - First Post!! (32 replies)
Introduction (21 replies)
Navigation as a theme? (2 replies)