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Old 18-05-2015, 08:37 PM
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pfitzgerald (Paul)
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Hi Jay

The Astronomy Shed videos recommended by Dom are top notch - I downloaded them, converted them to mp4s and then had them on my iPhone. I played them through several times, and during setup went through them step-by-step until I was confident in what I was doing. Have you got somewhere at home where you regularly set your scope up? If so, once you have a successful go at aligning your scope you can mark out on the ground where to place the feet of your tripod and this makes it a lot easier for future setting up.

It would also be worth your while to consider joining a society like the ASV and to keep an eye open for viewing nights and weekend star parties like the Snake Valley Astro Camp. The folk are friendly and helpful.

HTH - Paul
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