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A basic telescopes question, explained simply? en.wikipedia.org

dusky-sparrow-69
dusky-clover-25

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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still-birch-462 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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tidal-pine-40

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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pale-yarrow-86

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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bright-beech-95

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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copper-sparrow-82

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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misty-willow-10

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tidal-thistle-73 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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misty-fern-681 more

tidal-thistle-7 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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sunlit-otter-91

misty-fern-68 wrote:

tidal-thistle-7 wrote:

Counterpoint: it depends a lot on how much time you have.
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misty-beech-47

tidal-thistle-7 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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mossy-wren-5117 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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bright-fern-58

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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copper-lichen-649 more

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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copper-yarrow-40

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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mossy-sparrow-567 more

copper-lichen-64 wrote:

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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wry-hazel-922 more

The official docs are better than they look.
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mossy-wren-31 more

wry-hazel-92 wrote:

The official docs are better than they look.

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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silver-wren-54

mossy-wren-3 wrote:

wry-hazel-92 wrote:

Could you share a photo?
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amber-pine-68

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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slow-wren-552 more

mossy-sparrow-56 wrote:

copper-lichen-64 wrote:

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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slow-wren-55 wrote:

mossy-sparrow-56 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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silver-yarrow-54

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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gentle-clover-671 more

The official docs are better than they look.
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woven-sedge-67

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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amber-lichen-853 more

mossy-wren-51 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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mossy-finch-13

amber-lichen-85 wrote:

mossy-wren-51 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.
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gentle-rowan-921 more

amber-lichen-85 wrote:

mossy-wren-51 wrote:

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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late-moth-18

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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tidal-beech-24

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tidal-birch-265 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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mossy-pine-9

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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rustling-beech-151 more

tidal-birch-26 wrote:

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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wry-yarrow-89

rustling-beech-15 wrote:

tidal-birch-26 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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late-willow-93

The official docs are better than they look.
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woven-sedge-75

I went down the same road and ended up somewhere completely different.
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silver-willow-81 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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late-lichen-86

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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amber-clover-34

Good question, following.
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silver-wren-87

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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misty-rowan-431 more

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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tidal-pine-83

misty-rowan-43 wrote:

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.

Good question, following.
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tidal-beech-75

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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dusky-yarrow-45

Strong disagree, but thanks for writing it up.
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tidal-sparrow-60

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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wry-beech-171 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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woven-otter-4

wry-beech-17 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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dusky-alder-1

Could you share a photo?
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rustling-lichen-106 more

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silver-sedge-96

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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bright-alder-81

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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still-reed-33 more

That's fair. I hadn't looked at it that way.
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tidal-alder-612 more

still-reed-3 wrote:

That's fair.

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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rustling-heron-28

tidal-alder-61 wrote:

still-reed-3 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.
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pale-lichen-34

tidal-alder-61 wrote:

still-reed-3 wrote:

This deserves its own thread.
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still-moth-72 more

Nothing beats doing it badly a few times.
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sunlit-alder-101 more

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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sunlit-yarrow-60

sunlit-alder-10 wrote:

Start small and stay consistent.

Could you share a photo?
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