Beginners Equipment Discussions [Archive] - Page 2

Back focus with my DSLR and SCT with reducer (2 replies)
Flatness testing box? (3 replies)
Samyang 14mm purchase help (4 replies)
Ioptron Cube (1 replies)
Telescope for a Child? (9 replies)
Working out best focal length for planetary imaging with a Dobsonian (8 replies)
StellarMate with a Celestron mount (0 replies)
Planetary lucky imaging, coma corrector or additional equipment needed? (9 replies)
WiFi Link with Celestron Astro F1 6" (1 replies)
Is central obstruction by diameter or area? (5 replies)
A few elementary questions about an equatorial mount (4 replies)
Equipment Reviews (2 replies)
Coma Corrector (4 replies)
Collimation humour... (10 replies)
Astrophotography with an Alt-Az Mount (37 replies)
Dew heater (25 replies)
Problems viewing with 6.3 focal reducer on 8" Nexstar (3 replies)
Auto-guiding camera (3 replies)
ZWO ASI120MC-S and Coronado/Meade PST (4 replies)
Identify old mounting bar. (2 replies)
SCT Focuser upgrade questions/help (5 replies)
Best BIN setting for autofocus? (2 replies)
8th filter for ZWO 8 filter wheel (7 replies)
S/H DSLR or Astro camera (10 replies)
Orion field flattener question (3 replies)
Zwo oag (5 replies)
Help to sell 200LX and buy 8in easy set up (5 replies)
Anyone using a C6 SCT? (7 replies)
SW ED80, Barlow & back focus (12 replies)
Meade etx90 (3 replies)
Rowan Belt on my HEQ5 - amazing difference (7 replies)
N.I.N.A Trial run (3 replies)
Declination (7 replies)
ASIAIR Pro exposure failure using ZWO ASI120MM mini (solved - partial) (2 replies)
240Z to 12V power supply options (11 replies)
Need guiding or suggestions for my equipment (2 replies)
Skywatcher EQ35-Pro Help (42 replies)
First Attempt at Guiding (22 replies)
Fastar vs Funstar (2 replies)
Guide scope diagonal (4 replies)
Dual or triad/trio imaging system, need opinions please (4 replies)
Baader astro conversion (2 replies)
Baader MK3 Coma spacing? (15 replies)
Phd2 (13 replies)
Saxon 8” Dobsonian or Bintel 8” Dobsonian? (13 replies)
Help needed with filter setup for reducer/camera (15 replies)
Design or optical quality??? (14 replies)
Domestic Shipping Costs (6 replies)
Please suggest camera adapater for me (4 replies)
Star Adventurer Pro 2i drifting... help please! (3 replies)
FILTERS FOR m42 and Pleades (3 replies)
When you forget your counterweight at home... (2 replies)
Star Align (10 replies)
Balancing a Sw 8" dob with goto (4 replies)
Flip Mirror and tripod vibration pads (4 replies)
Image versus non-image Newtonians (31 replies)
Please Recommend a Guiding Scope (10 replies)
Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro Kit (8 replies)
Beginner looking for a second scope with goto (10 replies)
Starting on DSO viewing/imaging (4 replies)
New ZWO camera coming soon 2600MM (18 replies)
New eyepiece for binoviewer (19 replies)
Belt mod for heq5 pro (13 replies)
3k to spend on atrophotography setup from almost scratch (28 replies)
synscan/goto issues (12 replies)
Testing mobile battery setup (3 replies)
10 Inch GSO Dob eyepiece recommendations (7 replies)
My thoughts on the 8" RC - for beginners (2 replies)
Zwo 2600 mc (15 replies)
ZWO EAF for SW Mak Cass 180 (0 replies)
Televue 22 T4 vs 24 pan (9 replies)
Considering SW NEQ6 - Espirit ED80 (28 replies)
Some help narrowing down scopes (2 replies)
Easy grab and go recommendation - Starsense Explorers (11 replies)
Buying from Ali-Express (8 replies)
So I bought a SW Star Adventurer 2i (0 replies)
EQ5 GoTo Motor Cable (3 replies)
Skywatcher's equivalent to Celestron CPWI (13 replies)
Exposure control for periodic sampling (1 replies)
Mobile Phone Imaging (5 replies)
Checking subs. (9 replies)
How to use ZWO ASI290mm Mini (6 replies)
resurrect ETX90ec with missing viewfinder (0 replies)
Autofocuser arrived, but the boxes are...... ? (10 replies)
Konus 200mm reflector - worth persisting? (5 replies)
Help Choose Next Upgrade (11 replies)
Which equatorial mount ? (9 replies)
Goto (22 replies)
Optical Path Recommendations (9 replies)
apo triplet vs apo doublet (10 replies)
Newtonian Mirror Cleaning (15 replies)
Beginner Astrophotography Scope (8 replies)
Skywatcher Mounts PC Direct or EQ Direct (0 replies)
Guiding Setup Advice (10 replies)
using binos - pain in the neck - literally (11 replies)
Cable needed from AZ-EQ6 to Laptop? (19 replies)
Synscan (0 replies)
Crayford vs. dual speed rack and pinion focusers (2 replies)
Action Cam for scope? (3 replies)
Nikon D80 Pixel size? (2 replies)
Help me choose a ZWO Camera for my C8 (25 replies)
Erect Image Diagonal (2 replies)
Barlow drawbacks vs dedicated eyepiece? (3 replies)
Choosing upgradeable mount and telescope setup (8 replies)
My first noobtacular question: zoomification (12 replies)
Star Sense Auto Align not working (6 replies)
Advice re eyepiece please (4 replies)
How to attach telescope to mount? (4 replies)
Which LRGB filters set? (4 replies)
Newtonian drawbacks? (6 replies)
New to the stars - Binos or Telescope (25 replies)
Basic 2 or 3 star alignment question with AZ-EQ6 (7 replies)
Saxon Super Wide eyepieces (0 replies)
Powering my NexStar 8SE (13 replies)
SkyWatcher Star discovery Goto, WIFI or handheld? (0 replies)
Spot on new camera sensor/glass cover (3 replies)
Beginners take on Collimation (15 replies)
Help me choose a refractor for DSO photography (14 replies)
Canon IS Stabilised Binoculars - Thoughts? (10 replies)
Second Newtonian option, which one? (4 replies)
first telescope (4 replies)
CGX mount polar align question (6 replies)
Scopes for AP please (8 replies)
Crazy? Tak for not-quite-newbie (12 replies)
Purchase of my first Dobsonian (22 replies)
Alignment stars selection (1 replies)
Best way to mount Orion 60mm guide scope (12 replies)
Best Choice for a child (6 replies)
EQ6R dec axis (3 replies)
Mobile Power Requirements - EQ6-R + Laptop (8 replies)
How to connect Skyscan version 2.02 to PC (2 replies)
OSC cooled camera? (4 replies)
Newbie Telescope (with EQ6R + camera gear) (8 replies)
Questions about first newbie set up (5 replies)
SynScan WiFi with two iOs devices? Connection problem. (12 replies)
Mount Options for Visual and entry-level astro imaging (1 replies)
Zwo asiair pro (3 replies)
Oag (14 replies)
polar alignment question (2 replies)
Selecting Polar Alignment stars (17 replies)
ETX125 Series1 needs mount (5 replies)
Worth going from 6"Meade ACF SCT to a 8 or 9.25" Edge HD? (14 replies)
ZWO ASI120MM Mini stock (7 replies)
Simple focuser Mask. (0 replies)
Dew questions (6 replies)
Really needing 2 scopes (18 replies)
How tight to tighten the clutches up on the Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 (9 replies)
Viewing chair for Dob... (4 replies)
Heaters drain batteries (7 replies)
Polemaster, PHD & alignment (8 replies)
New first ever scope (3 replies)
Light pollution filter (5 replies)
Camera help needed (2 replies)
Guide scope for SynGuider 2 (5 replies)
Which ASI camera to suit ED72 (5 replies)
guide cam problem. (4 replies)
ASI071MCC Pro or 1600MM Pro? (4 replies)
Celestron CPC1100 back focus distance. (2 replies)
Astro video (1 replies)
Advice on Filter purchase (7 replies)
Eyepieces / Diagonal for Meade LX90 12” (18 replies)
Biggest stack in DSS (14 replies)
Skywatcher Synguider Autogider 2 (1 replies)
meade lx50 sct (1 replies)
200PDS collimating tools (0 replies)
Astrophotograph with Dobson scope? (5 replies)
Losmandy G11 firmware update (0 replies)
Kendrick dew control (9 replies)
PHD Guiding...star does not move enough. (24 replies)
Another diagonal focus issue (1 replies)
HEQ5 Pro mount (9 replies)
Best Battery for Skywatcher goto mount (27 replies)
Advise needed in several areas (sorry long post) (6 replies)
Dobsonian primary mirror cleaning (6 replies)
Weight limit of the Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 (5 replies)
Temperature and filter offsets. (13 replies)
2 scopes - which one should I use to establish PEC? (5 replies)
Are Barlows better to use when viewing planets? (4 replies)
Advice: Sharpstar 100Q II v Sky Rover 115 ED APO (9 replies)
GOTO - locking up during set up (14 replies)
Back focus issue with 16 inch dob goto (4 replies)
Variations in temp - collimation (3 replies)
Celestron Focusser loses usb connection (0 replies)
what do i need to buy? (6 replies)
Setting Up the cables (12 replies)
ASIAIR 'm Done with it (8 replies)
Dedicated scope for planetary viewing only (18 replies)
Canon Backfocus on CCD Camera (2 replies)
Filter size for esprit 120 (1 replies)
Illuminated reticle eyepiece (6 replies)
Wireless connection to NUC (22 replies)
Dovetail bars, wide or narrow? (2 replies)
To cross the meridian or not? (16 replies)
Scopes for dual imaging setup (4 replies)
new camera purchase. (5 replies)
Dew control (12 replies)
Storing Scope in Sea side location (7 replies)
Which adapter? (1 replies)
RC8 collimation or focus problem? (9 replies)
Can't focus 2" Diagonal (7 replies)
Help with Narrow Band (3 replies)
Back focus issue (15 replies)
Problem plate solving 6" SCT Stellarmate (3 replies)
advice planetary shots (8 replies)
Lens advice - 1st Dobson scope (8 replies)
Quick question please and thanks new for your help (3 replies)
PHD guiding (11 replies)
Nearly ready to rock and roll (2 replies)
1st Collimator? (12 replies)
Celestron CPC Telescope alignments (7 replies)
Best focuser for Celestron EdgeHD 8 SCT (1 replies)
Using a 2x barlow (7 replies)
Need help beginner telescope user and cant operate (3 replies)
help with telescope (7 replies)
Wheeley bars (2 replies)
11mm DeLite (4 replies)
F/2 or two mono cameras? (1 replies)
Telrad, Rigel, or Correct View Bintel finder (12 replies)
pier (0 replies)
ZWO Camera For William Optics Z103 (10 replies)
Procedures for Setting Up Skywatcher HEQ5 and similar mounts (42 replies)
Protection cases (4 replies)
6" F/4 Newtonian, ... is it a regret? (4 replies)
Edge 925 or Edge 800 (0 replies)
Mirror cleaning advice (6 replies)
First things (5 replies)
HEQ5 Mounts on Bintel website (9 replies)
Back again. (5 replies)
adaptor ring (2 replies)
The more I read, the more I want, the more I need to spend (11 replies)
The Full Beginners Package (5 replies)
Eyepieces (5 replies)
Tell me I'm making a good choice...please! (15 replies)
Crash (1 replies)
Thinking about a scope ... or just to wait??? (25 replies)
Star adventurer (7 replies)
Basic equipment can still achieve (1 replies)
Purchasing an "open box" reflector (8 replies)
Achromat vs Mak (21 replies)
Achromatic scopes are bad for imaging at all? (14 replies)
Sidereal Technology scripted mount mdel building (1 replies)
Upgrading from 6" to 8" OTA (3 replies)
Narrow Band Filters for visual (9 replies)
Wet Idea. (2 replies)
Orion for 30$ or Celestron for 330$ ? (10 replies)
EQ8 Power Cord (4 replies)
Polar Alignment for Star Adventurer (6 replies)
eyepiece advice / where to buy? (3 replies)
HEQ5 USB Adaptor (20 replies)
New APS-H camera - M42 vs M48 tube size (4 replies)