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  1. Changing primary mirror from f6 to f7, any issues (6 replies)
  2. Keeping weight down on large SCT (2 replies)
  3. Big telescope discounts at Curious Planet (2 replies)
  4. Need advice on picking a lens (4 replies)
  5. Black list of telescopes (31 replies)
  6. Curious Planet (6 replies)
  7. Moon Filters (10 replies)
  8. 120 ED and reducer threads (10 replies)
  9. Confused about thread types (4 replies)
  10. Ideal Sub Length & Gain/Offset (4 replies)
  11. First Telescope (48 replies)
  12. What bits do I need ? (3 replies)
  13. HEQ5 WiFi Adaptor (3 replies)
  14. Something more portable than a 10" dobsonian? (6 replies)
  15. Coma Corrector Question (10 replies)
  16. Please advice to buy an astrophotography camera (6 replies)
  17. Bartinov (7 replies)
  18. Telescope for around $400 (7 replies)
  19. Camera choice (20 replies)
  20. What should I be looking at now? (4 replies)
  21. Tasco Equatorial Mount (4 replies)
  22. What am I looking at here? (2 replies)
  23. Meade LX90 12” ACF - eyepieces, objects to look at (7 replies)
  24. Need Help with Collimation Meade lx90 ACF 12 inch (8 replies)
  25. Is Andrews Communications a good source for William Optics products? (13 replies)
  26. Need a little help with EQMOD/ASCOM (7 replies)
  27. Tips for checking mirrors in Dobs (16 replies)
  28. EQ8 Pier Plate Template (1 replies)
  29. Wheels on Dob (7 replies)
  30. Must have collimator . (12 replies)
  31. Sony a6000 for astrophotography (5 replies)
  32. Nimble astrophotography telescope recommendations (3 replies)
  33. Controlling DSLR using iPad (7 replies)
  34. Extension Cable for iOptron 8401 Handset? (0 replies)
  35. ZWO EAV for SCT Nexstar SE8 (9 replies)
  36. 60mm upgrade (3 replies)
  37. Improving my first newtonian telescope (16 replies)
  38. scope for galaxy season (7 replies)
  39. Need to use 3 extension rings to reach focus -normal? (6 replies)
  40. Refracter Equivalent to a 11 inch Reflector ? (25 replies)
  41. NexStar 8SE questions... (15 replies)
  42. best 2" light pollution filter for dslr (2 replies)
  43. QHY9 Advice - Right for me? (17 replies)
  44. SkyGuider Polar Scope LED (1 replies)
  45. Mobile power (20 replies)
  46. Can't remove secondary mirror ''' (10 replies)
  47. Under strength springs (7 replies)
  48. Equipment for sale! (6 replies)
  49. Get rid of my spotting Scope (14 replies)
  50. Bought my big Dobson Newtonian for only $90. (13 replies)
  51. Wifi control of Minitower Pro with USB Server (0 replies)
  52. Astro Fi 130 Alignment (1 replies)
  53. Disassembling an Orion LaserMate Deluxe II Collimator (3 replies)
  54. RS232 to RJ45 instead of a USB to Serial Adaptor (9 replies)
  55. Getting Started! (11 replies)
  56. The horror of cheap T-Rings (29 replies)
  57. First night out, focus issues (20 replies)
  58. Telescope balancing questions (10 replies)
  59. Help Identify what I have inherited. (14 replies)
  60. HEQ5 Dec axis won't move (11 replies)
  61. Asi air cable connections (5 replies)
  62. tracking on a cloudy night (8 replies)
  63. Help with Alignment of EQ3 mount and setting circles (7 replies)
  64. A second camera (6 replies)
  65. Help with my first telescope! (20 replies)
  66. Gstar ex3 (3 replies)
  67. Compass (50 replies)
  68. DSLR sensor cleaning (20 replies)
  69. Fixed mirror (3 replies)
  70. First time collimating newtonian advice? (6 replies)
  71. Making a baffled dew tube. (8 replies)
  72. Star adventurer, where to now (11 replies)
  73. Astrophotography First Kit (7 replies)
  74. 12volt power for new 6 pro (5 replies)
  75. Focuser upgrades? (0 replies)
  76. Focuser (18 replies)
  77. Power leads for zwo asi air (2 replies)
  78. New Telescope Suggestion (31 replies)
  79. Zwo 294 mc pro settings. (3 replies)
  80. Binocular suggestion (15 replies)
  81. What is a good mirror ? (7 replies)
  82. Neq6 pro mount (3 replies)
  83. Nitty Griitty (2 replies)
  84. To Barlow, or not to Barlow, that is the question... (25 replies)
  85. Live Stacking (7 replies)
  86. Bintel vs Skywatcher f5 6” newts (38 replies)
  87. Viewing Jupiter's moons with 14 or 16 inch Dobsonian (23 replies)
  88. Canon t-ring & adaptor check (1 replies)
  89. Which finder/guide scope (3 replies)
  90. Off-Axis guider pro’s & con’s, PA and multi-camera software (0 replies)
  91. focal length (6 replies)
  92. ASI120MC-S or 120MM Mini? (17 replies)
  93. imager requirements for plate solving? (6 replies)
  94. EQ3 Pro - polar alignment with the SCP (15 replies)
  95. Bintel BT-252 (32 replies)
  96. HEQ5/Canon M50/auto guider configuration? (10 replies)
  97. Pec Prep (1 replies)
  98. Setting secondary mirror (14 replies)
  99. Celestrone 4se Dead (3 replies)
  100. Adjusting HEQ5 Alignment Options (2 replies)
  101. PHD2 Guiding Troubles (1 replies)
  102. Cheap astro gear (10 replies)
  103. Any good for first scope? (15 replies)
  104. What do I need?? (9 replies)
  105. 3d Printed Star Tracker (2 replies)
  106. GPUSB pain - ActiveX component can't create object:'GPUSB.Telescope' (1 replies)
  107. Saxon HEq5 Pro or Saxon AZ-EQ6 GT (4 replies)
  108. NEQ6 and Cartes du Ciel was perfect but... (4 replies)
  109. Saxon Cielo HD 9mm 1.25″ ED Eyepiece (2 replies)
  110. Orion focuser (11 replies)
  111. Filters for planetary priority management? (0 replies)
  112. Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro Height Adjustment Clamp (0 replies)
  113. Tip: Easy way to improve your goto accuracy (0 replies)
  114. ASI Air wifi (29 replies)
  115. Auto or Manual select guide star (9 replies)
  116. Everyone had a newt? (45 replies)
  117. Aligning the mirrors on Dobsonian from scratch (7 replies)
  118. Meade LX 65, 8" (14 replies)
  119. Telescope for Planetary viewing and DSO's (35 replies)
  120. Eye piece height of 16 inch Dobsonian (10 replies)
  121. Skywatcher Dobsonian GOTO Telescope (5 replies)
  122. Celestron wedge setup (6 replies)
  123. Can you change a manual SW dobson over to a SW GOTO base? (2 replies)
  124. Fast imaging. (5 replies)
  125. Methane filter? (0 replies)
  126. Possible problem with EQ6-R Mount (2 replies)
  127. Huge blunder.. (14 replies)
  128. Who needs guiding? (14 replies)
  129. Equipment Advice Needed! (20 replies)
  130. goto dob level base (14 replies)
  131. Achromatic vs Reflector (8 replies)
  132. GSO ( similar) 8 inch f5. (7 replies)
  133. H-a filter and GSO coma corrector (6 replies)
  134. UV C Light Source (23 replies)
  135. Finally my First Telescope (26 replies)
  136. Saxon 76mm reflector (6 replies)
  137. Astrophotography Rig Advice (26 replies)
  138. solar imaging with a daystar quark? (10 replies)
  139. Smartphone adapter for telescope? (5 replies)
  140. Refractor options (36 replies)
  141. HELP!! I broke my primary mirror (34 replies)
  142. ASI224MC Stuck Pixels (10 replies)
  143. HEQ5 pro belt mod (6 replies)
  144. Guiding, what is your take about it? (14 replies)
  145. Guide scope options (10 replies)
  146. ed80 (8 replies)
  147. Tracker Mount - Sturdy tripod? (14 replies)
  148. Skywatcher Star Adventurer (11 replies)
  149. Solar System imaging filters (0 replies)
  150. Leveling a Camera Sensor [5dmk3] (3 replies)
  151. Where to buy end covers for Telescopes (12 replies)
  152. Astro Camera's - to cool or not to cool (27 replies)
  153. Anyone Heard of Tianlang Telescopes (4 replies)
  154. GSO Ritchey-Chritien (7 replies)
  155. Bag for 2" Tripod (11 replies)
  156. RA or DEC motor for Celestron Adv GT or CGEM (0 replies)
  157. Hard Case for LX200 10" OTA (17 replies)
  158. SCT vs Refractor (14 replies)
  159. Visual Ha filter (3 replies)
  160. Tele Vue 2X Barlow Vs Powermate 2.5X (6 replies)
  161. Orion SSAG for image capture (7 replies)
  162. Celestron Advanced GT Mount Assistance Please (15 replies)
  163. mirror mystery: how the diagonal murdered the perfect eyepiece (17 replies)
  164. Newby Hello (10 replies)
  165. Using Moki Wipes fpr lens cleaning (6 replies)
  166. New beginnings advice... (8 replies)
  167. Smart phone piggy back adapter (2 replies)
  168. Remote control (4 replies)
  169. going in blind, chronicles of a noob... (51 replies)
  170. Polar alignment breakthrough (24 replies)
  171. Future AP interest - Next Step up from a Tasco 60mm (4 replies)
  172. Bahtinov masks (7 replies)
  173. Good deal on a SW ST80 (6 replies)
  174. Skywatcher Solar Tracker mount (3 replies)
  175. Am I the only one with Binoviewer problems (4 replies)
  176. L or another LP filter? (0 replies)
  177. What is a good small telescope (6 replies)
  178. Home Position Skywatcher 12” Goto Dob (10 replies)
  179. Free photography courses at Udemy (0 replies)
  180. Skywatcher Star Adventurer Questions (12 replies)
  181. Camera for my Coronado Solarmax 2 for streaming (3 replies)
  182. Suggestions for a sun tracking mount (8 replies)
  183. Angle eye piece for Saxon Finder scope (18 replies)
  184. What specs on a CCD should I be looking at? (16 replies)
  185. Heq 5 cable (3 replies)
  186. Got the 10" Dob! Thanks all (6 replies)
  187. How much coma in a 10" F4 Newtonian (7 replies)
  188. HEQ5Pro Worm Gear Bearings - Part number or size? (4 replies)
  189. Rust in HEQ5Pro Bearings?? (5 replies)
  190. Bintel GSO 8” F5 newt (18 replies)
  191. Sync function not working properly on StellariumScope (4 replies)
  192. Visual observing achromat or apo (30 replies)
  193. Celestron Evolution 9.25 (10 replies)
  194. HEQ5 Pro doing weird thing (3 replies)
  195. over-the-head mounting of binoculars on Alt-Az Goto? (3 replies)
  196. Green laser pointers (4 replies)
  197. Filter Advice (9 replies)
  198. First Dedicated Astrophotography camera (4 replies)
  199. Telescope present, what to buy? (23 replies)
  200. 10 or 12 inch dob (16 replies)
  201. 1.25" Coma Corrector for f5 Newton (14 replies)
  202. GSO 12" Collimation Springs Replacement (5 replies)
  203. Best quality monitor? (9 replies)
  204. A focus mask primer (27 replies)
  205. Question for those familiar with used Mount and Canon 450/550 Prices (0 replies)
  206. Coronado PST modification? (2 replies)
  207. Collimation ( advice for newbies like me ) (12 replies)
  208. Hi I'm new here (25 replies)
  209. Addons for telescope (5 replies)
  210. ~30mm ~70degree budget eyepiece (5 replies)
  211. Budget DSLR Astrophotography - Equipment First Steps (86 replies)
  212. Independant power (8 replies)
  213. Phillips SPC900 & Windows 10 (0 replies)
  214. Next upgrade - What should it be? (20 replies)
  215. 2nd Scope (6 replies)
  216. Dob or APO (28 replies)
  217. 102/500 & binoviewer in the city: which filters and eypiece? (5 replies)
  218. Bobs Knobs (5 replies)
  219. Growing equipment at $10k only (55 replies)
  220. Skywatchers 102mm refractor help (15 replies)
  221. HEQ5 connection problems (24 replies)
  222. GSO 10" dob vs Skywatcher (23 replies)
  223. Star testing and collimating 180 Mak (29 replies)
  224. Advice Case for 12” dob ?? (9 replies)
  225. Galileoscope (8 replies)
  226. EQMOD goto accuracy with sync points (16 replies)
  227. Dew shield / heater for Celestron Nexstar 4SE (2 replies)
  228. Stars blurred only on the right hand side (6 replies)
  229. Goto Mounts (4 replies)
  230. Can't see the stars (24 replies)
  231. Ten year old EQ6 is worth? (6 replies)
  232. Spacers wont seperate. (14 replies)
  233. Coma corrector f5 and zwo (2 replies)
  234. All I want is... (19 replies)
  235. Autoguiding (7 replies)
  236. Focuser 9.25" Edge HD (1 replies)
  237. Thinking about scope for spectroscopy (7 replies)
  238. Cleaning dusty mirrors (4 replies)
  239. Lifted piggyback mount (0 replies)
  240. Astrophotography Reflector Setup (16 replies)
  241. Canon EF lens on zwo224 (9 replies)
  242. I cant add darks in DSS (4 replies)
  243. Barlow fuzzy (4 replies)
  244. Clean your handset (0 replies)
  245. Eyepiece and filter kit (5 replies)
  246. Eyepiece suggestions (19 replies)
  247. Differential flexure (3 replies)
  248. OAG on my EdgeHD (2 replies)
  249. Vixen R130sf focus (1 replies)
  250. DEC calibration issue with OAG guiding (2 replies)