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By sheer chance I stumbled onto this article in Sky and Telescope online. It provides some information about Big Blue, a 36 inch F6.6 reflector which...
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Great way to start the hobby. Now I know why 4 frac does not quite do for you. You got spoiled with big mirror right from the beginning. :D
In Germany it is quite common in some areas to go to star parties and find many very large newtonian.
I came across an article of Dr. Erhard Hänssgen...
I dont like the really long focal length scopes because it makes it really hard to locate a target and center it. and the requirement of an obscenely...
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Two things, first find darker skies. Light pollution is the enemy no matter what scope you have. Secondly you dont have to spend thousands on the...
I have just purchased a Meade Starfinder 12.5 OTA. The Focuser is rubbish but I have a replacement in process. I would like to use this scope with an...
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I just found the right thing on Orion Optics UK website, ordered and all. So ignore this request please!
Just got Celestron astromaster 114 eq.
I do not see how to put an eyepiece on or how to take off the lens cover (seriously)
Any help is appreciated
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Your telescope should have come with a 20mm and 10mm eyepieces.
Try the 20mm first, this is the lower power eyepiece. The larger the number the lower...
I had my first good look at the collimation screws when I had the mirror cell out for cleaning yesterday. I always thought that the screws had a very...
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I don't know if this will help, but here is a picture of my mirror cell looking at it from the back of the telescope.
The straight screws lock the...
In year of isolation, this $3,000 telescope may have changed citizen astronomy forever
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One of my cub members has the 2nd generation unit and brings it to star parties for public showing. For this application it always has a crowd. Even...
I'm new here. Im buying my first telescope from olx. Maker is Durabrand. I never heard of. Also there are no parameters mentioned on Tube about focal...
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(BTW: a question to Henk: what color have you seen in M51 etc. through a big dob? Was it the red of star-forming regions? )
I did a quick search on telescope transportation and didn't find any topic dedicated to this specific subject in this forum (I could be wrong, in...
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I use the 14 cylinder of my 12 Dob to store luggage. For that I cut a multiplex disc on a rope that I lower on to the mirror holders after I take the...
I am on a quest to purchase a 6 inch dobsonian telescope. However, it seems that they are all sold out everywhere I look right now. The one I am most...
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Do not pop the bubble wrap, that is where they put the extra cloud seeds.
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