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Ten tips for using a new telescope
If you have just bought or been given a new telescope, you are sure to be keen to use it straight away...
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Buying a telescope as a gift
A telescope is a popular gift idea for Christmas or birthdays, but buying one can present real problems...
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Get help with YOUR telescope problem
Anyone who has bought a new product knows how infuriating it is when you cannot get it to work properly....
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Five more targets for your telescope
Some of the prime targets for small telescopes that I wrote about in my previous article in January 2008...
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Five top targets for your new telescope
You were lucky enough to be given your first telescope and the sky is clear. But what should you look...
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Getting started with a new telescope
There’s nothing that compares with your first outing with your telescope – what astronomers...
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How to collimate a telescope
First you need to be sure that your telescope needs collimation by testing it. Then you have to adjust...
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Testing your telescope – Part 3
The previous test involved a bright star. This next test uses the same bright star, but is much more...
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Testing your telescope – Part 2
Our previous article described simple checks you can make, including viewing the bright Moon, to show...
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Testing your telescope – Part 1
Stargazing guides often recommend that you get an expert to check a telescope before you buy it. This...
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How to upgrade a cheap telescope
There are some excellent value telescopes on the market at the moment, largely due to the import of low-priced...
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Different types of telescope
Choosing a telescope can seem a challenging task for the newcomer to astronomy. There is a bewildering...
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