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The alt azimuth is nice, but people have said the alt was wobbly.
The equatorial, though more expensive, fits my budget, and with you guys, using this mount shouldn't be a problem to use.
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I suggest you take a look at this:UnityLover wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 2:42 pm Last night I went stargazing with my 7x22 binoculars, saw like 15 stars, had some fun.
https://stellarium-web.org/
Use your binoculars to take a look at M45 (Pleiades) which is a very large cluster of stars and an excellent first target. Also M31 which will show very will in binoculars and should be bright enough from
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Starfield ED102 f/7; SW ED80; SW 120ST
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Eyepieces: TV Delos 17.3 & 10; Pentax XW 7 & 5; BCO 32,18,10; Fuyiyama Ortho 12.5; Vixen SLV 25.
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As Dave @davesellars said.UnityLover wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:56 pm I already know about stellarium, and my phone doesnt support stellarium, so will celestron skyportal work?
If you have an iPhone, it will support Skyportal (free), or Skysafari (pay for). Skyportal is based on the Skysafari application, just much less frills.
If you try Skyportal and like it, you might want to upgrade to Skysafari later.
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I also use SkyGuide. I see that it is available on Google Play for $2.99. It’s a really nice
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(I can use my moms phone which does have a gyroscope though)
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∞ AP Scopes: #1: TPO 6" f/9 RC #2: ES 102 f/7 APO #3: ES 80mm f/6 APO
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Ive already decided to not get the powerseeker, but thanks for telling me about the advertising.
Ive seen this equatorial reflector made by orion, has also been reviewed by Ed ting in this video.
The others haven't given opinions on it yet. (at least i dont think so)
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https://shop.astronomerswithoutborders. ... -telescope
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So I’m dying to know what telescope did you settle on ?UnityLover wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 8:59 pm @notFritzArgelander
Ive already decided to not get the powerseeker, but thanks for telling me about the advertising.
Ive seen this equatorial reflector made by orion, has also been reviewed by Ed ting in this video.
The others haven't given opinions on it yet. (at least i dont think so)
Equipment :
Apertura AD10” Dobsonian
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7x50 binoculars
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I borrows a starblast from the library, i can loan it for 7 days.
For buying a telescope to keep, probably the equatorial reflector in the post that you quoted. Cheap, great optical tube, and a not bad mount!
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btw, I used it last night, but couldnt find anything since the finder had a dead battery. I may or may not get a replacement battery for it.Frankskywatcher wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:31 pmSo I’m dying to know what telescope did you settle on ?UnityLover wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 8:59 pm @notFritzArgelander
Ive already decided to not get the powerseeker, but thanks for telling me about the advertising.
Ive seen this equatorial reflector made by orion, has also been reviewed by Ed ting in this video.
The others haven't given opinions on it yet. (at least i dont think so)
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Man... That's some icky-tasting stuff!
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Invest in an atlas or guide - perhaps the Sky & Telescope's Pocket Sky Atlas and / or the Turn Right at Orion for the bright deep sky objects. With a bit of luck, you may even find a used example to save money.
Starfield ED102 f/7; SW ED80; SW 120ST
EQ5 and AZ4 mounts
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Well that’s good unity lover I’m glad to see you are progressing.UnityLover wrote: ↑Thu Sep 15, 2022 4:42 pm @Frankskywatcher
I borrows a starblast from the library, i can loan it for 7 days.
For buying a telescope to keep, probably the equatorial reflector in the post that you quoted. Cheap, great optical tube, and a not bad mount!
I stated earlier that scope that I suggested to you was mentioned to me by someone else here on the forum.
That telescope is being used all over the world and it can be used by just about anybody and it’s not a “ toy “ telescope !
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https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-month ... on=8439015
https://www.amazon.com/Monthly-Sky-Guid ... 3901692477
I believe the 10th edition is the newest; older editions will have out of date planetary info, but you can get that off any of several web sites.
Addendum: I just found this site which has some decent sketches of things like TLAO does. Might be a useful adjunct.
http://rodelaet.xtreemhost.com/
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