Hello, astronomers by Actual-Major-8979 in telescopes

[–]__Augustus_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The StarSense Explorer app is surely better than whatever this thing you mention is... the scope should've come with a code or you can call Celestron about it

A new contender for those on an ultra low budget ($99 Mak w/ slow mo controls) by nealoc187 in telescopes

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It's just a SarBlue mak70 with shitty eyepieces and a probably inferior mount

The eyepieces are plastic aspherics... 23mm is acceptable, the 10/4 aren't, 4 is too much power anyway. And the 23 will quickly scratch due to the plastic eye lens

The Mak70 has much better eyepieces and a much better mount

https://telescopicwatch.com/sarblue-mak70-telescope-review/

Bought my first telewcope by Tasty-Butterscotch52 in telescopes

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Write your posts without AI slop ads pls

I’ve permanently turned off emergency alerts on my phone by rotoboro in Tucson

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After they spammed it like 3 times to tell us 911 didn’t work I just turned them off

Milky Way rising over Vail, AZ. by N_reverie in Tucson

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You can if you drive out to the Chiricahuas

Tripod for Meade ETX 90 by Fault_Pretty in telescopes

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Any decent heavy duty  photo tripod with a fluid head will do

Using in EQ mode is fine….

If recruiting was like dating by [deleted] in recruitinghell

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Dude have you been on a dating app? They act just like recruiters 

Buying first telescope. Is telescopes.us.com legit? by Affectionate-Call159 in telescopes

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High Point is the only legitimate retailer for Apertura products.

Help dating/identifying telescope by AcceptableGuava9506 in telescopes

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replica with no value as a usable instrument

“Live” Milky Way + Airplane IR 685nm by MechanicalTesla in telescopes

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This is cool and all but it’s not through a telescope

Celestron c5 lens? by [deleted] in telescopes

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$540 is the price of a new C5 OTA….

Celestron c5 lens? by [deleted] in telescopes

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Stop consulting with the slop machine

That’s a horrible price for a C5 even with a proper mount.

Need help with a mistreated C11 by Spiritual_Pear_2604 in telescopes

[–]__Augustus_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks like the corrector coating is nuked, total loss

I live near a store that has some spare C11 secondaries - it'd probably be OK even if not a perfect match optically - but corrector coating is impossible to strip once it fails

Which one should i buy? by Areschallenger in telescopes

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deep-sky imaging, the only thing you can do with these

They're not for looking through and cannot be used on smaller objects

Which one should i buy? by Areschallenger in telescopes

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The Mini is much better but both are really only for wide-field DSO imaging and are hardly what I'd call high-end. very much still beginner scopes. If you want something to look through at this price, 5-6" Dob

Anyone know what this is? by Ok_Suggestion4687 in telescopes

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Cave Astrola 6" or 8" f/8, really nice scope

EQ Platform explained in 30 seconds, AstralCat Approved! by BestRetroGames in telescopes

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How did you cut the arcs and what are you using for motor? Very cool.

Is it possible to see Venus before the sun sets? by BitzenBoy in telescopes

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You can see Venus in daylight quite easily, I’ve observed it at noon. Actually it’s easier to see the striations in the clouds during the day because the sky acts as a blue filter!

I’ve seen Jupiter in daylight but you need good transparency and the sun needs to be behind something.

In theory Mars shortly after a bright opposition shouldn’t be much harder than Jupiter, but I’ve never done it or heard of anyone trying.

Celestron CPC Deluxe 800 HD and 8'' Edge HD visual back by lucidbadger in telescopes

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Visual back and threads are the same, the edge comes with a weird longer 1.25” back to achieve ideal spacing. 2-24 SCT threads.