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  1. Telescope Recommendations
  2. What is this object? https://imgur.com/a/M0Yubnz
  3. I have a question on the metonic cycle, any astronomers can answer?
  4. Celestron 102 slt vs 127 slt
  5. Astronomy Magazine
  6. Help needed
  7. Planetarium Programs for PC/Laptop
  8. New Meade LX85
  9. Eyepiece Disassembly
  10. I picked up a telescope from the dump - I have no idea what I have here, please help!
  11. Beginner travel scopes
  12. Bresser AC 102S/600 Messier Hexafoc for a beginner ?
  13. Controlling Scope via PC - Novice
  14. Thoughts on the Meade LX90 ACF 8”
  15. The best Imaging Camera for a novice?
  16. Filters for planetary imaging priority management?
  17. What is the bright object?
  18. 12" GOTO DOB vs 8" SCT
  19. Beginner buying telescope
  20. Pre and post processing photos
  21. Sky-Watcher Skyliner 200p
  22. Old meade 2045
  23. Gosky light pollution filter
  24. GSO finderscope vs Orion finderscope
  25. Explore scientific eyepieces argon(Ar) vs nitrogen (N2) purged.
  26. Wide angle eyepieces
  27. Light pollution filter
  28. How to start observing?
  29. SGPro and PlateSolving
  30. Celestron nexstar 130 slt?
  31. Astrophotography low buget?
  32. Telrad finder alignment?
  33. What is the universe?
  34. First looks at the moon!!!
  35. Can i do astrophotography with phone 13mp camera?
  36. Posting photos
  37. Celestron 8se Upgrades and things to know for beginner
  38. half decent telescope
  39. Nisi natural light filter
  40. cant determine which celestron is better
  41. Celestron Focus Motor for SCT and EdgeHD
  42. Creating Master Frames: Bias Frames
  43. Using SGPro for the Moon
  44. Astrophotography
  45. Help with Autostar not booting - freezing?
  46. Smartphone mount and things I have seen.
  47. Meade StarNavigator NG 125 vs Celestron Nexstar 127SLT or ....?
  48. Meade Lx200 with 2" eyepieces
  49. Tripod for Orbitor 76 Telescope
  50. Sequence Generator Pro Error Log
  51. Thanks for accepting me to the group!
  52. Suggestions for viewing
  53. Power Mate Set Up
  54. Help With Setting Up Sequence Generator Pro
  55. Camera for dobsonian?
  56. Finderscope view
  57. Info please!
  58. Western US Field trip to Massacre Rim?
  59. Eyepiece Question Celestron 17mm plossl
  60. Quantitative assessment of light polluted sky expectations
  61. Which is better?
  62. Do I really need to have a laptop
  63. Help with 127mm Mak Visual Back Sizing
  64. Black Hole-fake news?
  65. Go big or go home?
  66. alternative to celestron power tank
  67. Another noob question
  68. What did I see?
  69. SKY-WATCHER - EQ6 vs Orion Atlas
  70. Unable to make first alignment for first time
  71. What is best time of year to video Jupiter to get the best stacked image?
  72. Oure Universe a Blackhole?
  73. Post Photos?
  74. Blowing air into Mak OTA to clean it? Bad idea? Good idea?
  75. Zeiss Wipes
  76. New to AP - setup help please
  77. Synscan alighment/eq5 mount
  78. First Point of Aries (FPA)
  79. profile picture or avatar
  80. Cleaning objective lens
  81. telescope data in threads
  82. Still trying to get polar aligned.
  83. Navigating the sky through your scope
  84. Telescope build ideas?
  85. First time using Image stacker
  86. lx 200 auto guiding
  87. Celestron CPWI software
  88. An almost colored shot of M42
  89. Filter For Planetary Viewing
  90. Finslly getting a telescope
  91. M87 Galaxy - visible with an 8" dob in the northern hemisphere?
  92. How to add a profile pic?
  93. Dew Sheild or/and heater?
  94. exposure length
  95. Astrobin
  96. Planning Advice
  97. Which magnification Barlow should I choose to have a good sampling?
  98. New 80mm Refractor-2nd Scope!
  99. Does anyone nkow how to get a ZWO astrocam to work with icap software?
  100. Help with astrocam questions
  101. Can’t post photos
  102. 2nd telescope for a beginner
  103. Am looking to get a telescope but need advice.
  104. az-el vs equatorial
  105. polar aligning a meade LXD75 mount
  106. Barlow lens Question
  107. Back into it after 35 years
  108. Caught My First Glimpse of Jupiter!
  109. Hi. Buying a gift - advice please.
  110. Cheap OTA with POTENTIAL: Nice Optics?
  111. You guys were right about binoculars afterall
  112. Eyepieces - Wide Angle / MM
  113. Using QPPA2 for CP alligment.
  114. Help Identifying an object on the Vela Constellation?
  115. Just need a thread to use the forum tools
  116. Revolution Imager R2
  117. Collimator question
  118. Stellafane - "the Woodstock of star parties" and a great astronomy resource
  119. PLEASE help my ZWO ASI camera nightmare
  120. What to think of purchasing?
  121. Stellarium scope control: 1st impressions
  122. help me narrow my search, please
  123. Zoom Eyepiece for this scope?
  124. How to post pictures.
  125. The Rossette - care to share any tips on finding it without GoTo or GPS?
  126. Good Star Map
  127. Views on which is best.6se or 200p goto dob
  128. First Time out tonight, was messy
  129. I am getting there but still not yet... again, what's next?
  130. Diagonal issue
  131. Nebula of Orion March 23 2019
  132. My first telescope
  133. Why does the moon rise in different positions?
  134. Basic math check for finding orbital period of object, given veolcity.
  135. Polar align a go-to or not
  136. Finally Decided
  137. Celestron CPC 800 - A good beginners scope?
  138. Scope choices - do I need to buy another?
  139. Is there any recommendation for DSO imaging?
  140. Update: Stellarium scope control
  141. Getting Started
  142. Help! Broken focuser tube repair
  143. SkyWatcher EQ6-R Mount
  144. Basic Tripod Setup
  145. Star test help
  146. I saw the dragons! But I did not disturb them.
  147. Binoculars Celestron Skymaster 15x70 vs Celestron Cavalry 15x70
  148. Impulse Craigslist Nexstar 5i Purchase
  149. Smartphone (astro)photography
  150. Flashlight Test
  151. Collimater for Meade DS2114
  152. Replacement part!
  153. Telescope Novice Left With Relative's Telescope Collection!
  154. One Year, 208 Nights Out
  155. how to improve my 60 sec images unguided
  156. Any users of this scope?
  157. Found A Great Calculator For The Hobby
  158. How to check if you've bought a lemon
  159. Nextstar 127 SLT problem :(
  160. 1.25" 45 degree $85 diagonals -- difference between Baader, Williams, Orion?
  161. Help choosing my second scope
  162. Nexstar C5 stars not completely pinpoint
  163. Jason explorer 400 junk??
  164. Eyepieces on Ebay....quality or not?
  165. Which has better primary lens glass?
  166. for terrestrial viewing... 2-30 miles, Orion MAK OR Celestron C5 127 vs. spot scope?
  167. Doping
  168. Possible dumb question about reflectors
  169. model 30070 telescope
  170. Celestron Nexstar 127 Mak or 130 Newtonian
  171. Baffled by SATLA
  172. Reducing Object diameter on ST Achromat?
  173. Alternative material for making a telescope mirror
  174. Tripod for ADVENTURE SCOPE 80MM
  175. Formula for visible horizon ... why can I see earth objects further than that?
  176. "Dirty" Primary Mirror
  177. Possible Rotated Primary Mirror
  178. Advice on tripod for Skywatcher Star Adventurer
  179. What's so great about an 80ED refractor?
  180. Very New to astronomy, any advice on finding stuff?
  181. Cheshire or collicap? Information overload!!
  182. Any recommended star gazing experiences?
  183. DS-2114 Dec Shaft Diagram Needed
  184. Confused about DSLR and Telescopes
  185. Ideas On Reducing Stray Light During Backyard Sessions?
  186. Can't get Starry Night 7 and my eyepiece to agree
  187. Eyepiece quality
  188. Celestron 130 SLT lens quality
  189. AFOV for telescopes?
  190. Homemade cheshire collimator length?
  191. Collimating the Collimator
  192. Unable to Spot Saturn
  193. Revisiting upgrades
  194. Help with "seeing double stars"
  195. Misleading resources not helping the beginner
  196. 3 questions please
  197. Telescope recomendations
  198. Progress report and Tips for astrophotography
  199. Astrophotography Budget of $1,700
  200. Woohoo! The Apertura AD 12 has arrived!
  201. Want to name a moon?
  202. First night out
  203. Hi and Equipment Selection Assistance
  204. Is it possible to replace Celestron CG-2 mount with Advanced VX mount?
  205. Skywatcher startravel 102 and Moon
  206. Telescope with camera
  207. Connecting camera to telescope
  208. How you learn about astronomy?
  209. Astrophotography Cameras
  210. Help me choose my Dobsonian!
  211. 2" eyes in a 1 1/4 Focuser
  212. Research
  213. Camera control
  214. SCT star issues.. any ideas
  215. Recomendations for a reflector telescope
  216. First night observing
  217. At what point is exit pupil size too small?
  218. Adding an EP (or 2)
  219. Wow that primary mirror is really REALLY easy to scratch!
  220. Recommendations for Apps?
  221. Advice needed for dark frames using DSLR
  222. How to stack images?
  223. SynScan for Skywatcher NEQ3
  224. avatar upload
  225. Can i fit the Sky-Watcher Explorer-130PDS to the Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi WiFi Mount?
  226. What kind of camera should i use to get the best pictures?
  227. video camera to laptop
  228. Tracking scope
  229. Overwhelmed, where do I start?!
  230. What barlow to get
  231. Top heavy dob
  232. One month in (A newbie's experience)
  233. Collimation & Cleaning of Primary mirror help.
  234. Nextstar 5
  235. Aligning EQ mount and focusing DSLR
  236. How to attach an autoguider to a DSLR lens.
  237. Getting back after a while (in between diaper changes)
  238. Alt-Az vs. EQ mount; infoblog & animation video
  239. Am I right for these flat frames rules using DSLR ?
  240. Centering secondary mirror in focusing tube (Orion xx14g) + contributing $
  241. Considering a second scope
  242. How do you balance observing at night with your day job
  243. Help Selecting Right Accessories for Celestron Evolution 8 Edge HD
  244. Jupiter in the AM
  245. One in a million observation?
  246. Eyepiece Selection - Is zoom eyepiece good?
  247. shorty vs normal barlow for fast refractors
  248. Pleiades! need suggestions
  249. Brand New Binos
  250. Zhumell Z10 Collimation Help