Telescope Tips Forum

It looks to me like a Super C8, that is a Celestron 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. You can

I'm a newbie who's bought a used NexStar SE5 but without any cables. I'be tried to find

Hi, this post is not directly about telescopes but may be interesting nevertheless for all

Robin modestly fails to add that he has written a much-acclaimed guide that will help any newcomer

Dear Robin, Once again many thanks for the very helpful practical advice - you are quite correct in

This is a matter of how much judder is acceptable! Even with a £3000 telescope such as the standard

Not sure what the problem is right away, but almost certainly it isn't collimation. That would

Hi, We should be able to get you going! First, read through the help guide that I wrote for the

Thankyou so much for taking the time to write such detailed and useful replies! For some reason my

Hi, If well protected with bubble wrap a telescope should survive the post OK even if the original

Hi David, I think you have discovered the reason why you need the finderscope to be accurately

Hi Mike... As Robin suggested Sky Watcher is a good option for starter.. Depending where u are based

Hi thanks for the response, i have got the Celestron 114LCM Computerized Telescope. Thanks for the

Hi Prateek, You're right, I had forgotten about the NexStar wedge -- oddly, their publicity makes

Dear Robin, Thanks for the very sound advice. I do have a Pentax Kx DSLR and have already ordered a

If the tube is 400 mm long, then what you have is a scope which should have an additional lens at the

We were talking about this at Astrofest but I don't recall hearing of a ready-made solution. The

Hi Chris, I asked Dave Tyler, an expert planetary photographer, about this and he replied: "

i cant believe i got my telescope at xmas and every night since then has been cloudy' its normaly

I've been hearing complaints about the number of poor quality telescopes that are still around.

On Jan 2, 1:33 pm, Robin Scagell <robin.scag...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've just checked

If you weren't already aware of it, 2009 is officially the International Year of Astronomy. One

This seems extremely useful advice, so I am setting it up as a standalone page on the forum too so

A heartfelt plea to one of the astronomy forums I visit caught my eye last week. A beginner to

If you're joining the group, here is your chance to tell us something about yourself. So I'll