Hey i recently switched to a new phone and i npw have this happening in the app everything is just a black square, i tried deleting it and downloading again - same problem, forced ut to stop - still the same. Anyone knows how to fix it? Or maybe someone knows a better app and could recommend?

How do I get Jupiter to look better through my iPhone camera? I see people able to capture a lot of swirling surface detail through their iPhone but mine appears quite smooth, even after processing in pipp, autostakkert and registax.

I have 5 telescopes shortlisted. Help me choose one.

1. Celestron astromaster 70AZ (120 CAD)
2. Celestron travel scope 80mm (140-ish CAD)
3. Nat Geo Starapp 102mm (200-ish CAD)
4. Nat geo starapp 114mm reflector telescope (150 CAD)
5. Explore Scientific ExploreOne Aurora II 114 x 1100mm Reflector Telescope (180 CAD)

Please help me select one from here or suggest something that is at max 210 CAD. TIA.

Im gonna buy first ever telescope today but its a used one. So i want to know what should i look for like what should i check ?

I love astronomy and stars and i would love to buy a telescope to learn more and get better views, what would be a budget friendly beginner telescope be? Many thanks 😄

I own a pretty old telescope, It's a meade 4504 it does have a starfinder but I'm yet to find the handbox and repair it first. Anyway, it has 1 inch lenses on which I cant find for the life of me so I decided to use a 1.25 to 0.965 adapter and some 1.25 lenses. Does this combo work?

I have a Celestron 31045 AstroMaster 130EQ Newtonian Reflector Telescope. Still, the tripod is absolutely in a bad state, and I really can't keep dealing with it sagging despite my best efforts to try to stop it.

So, I am looking for a new telescope that is easy to adjust without sagging and makes it feel like it works with you rather than against you. As yesterday Venus was out last night, I did manage to view it with my current, but tracking it is a pain as the tripod enjoys fighting me, even when I try to adjust it, etc, (it basically keeps sagging, making the telescope go upwards).

As Venus was out last night yesterday, I managed to view it with my current, but tracking it is a pain as the tripod enjoys fighting me, even when I try to adjust it, etc.

So, a list of telescopes and any eyepiece lens would be helpful, as well as any general tips to improve my navigation. I also use apps to keep track, and I did learn a bit of astronomy years ago in college to track stuff like Polaris and Constellations. But it's been years, haha.

Thank you for reading, and I appreciate any help.

Iv been intrested in getting a 14xxg go to for awhile now but as you know, orion doesn't really exist anymore unfortunately, is there any other dobsonian 14/16 dob that has go to/ push to capabilities?

So basically I have read the guide and was thinking of what to buy .
I live in india in a bortle 9 area and do not own a car so I wanted a portable scope cuz I could travel to a lower bortle with it
I had narrowed it to the GSO 8 inch Dob but found it to be too bulky(near 40 pounds)
So, What should I go for?
Bresser Messier 6" Tabletop Dob-

Aperture: 150 mm

• Focal Length: 750 mm
• Focal Ratio: f/5
• Maximum Recommended Magnification: 300x
• Focuser: 2-inch Rack and Pinion
• Secondary Mirror Diameter: 55 mm
• Included Accessories:LED Red Dot Finder25 mm and 9 mm Kellner EyepiecesMoon Filter
• Weight: Approximately 9.2 kg
• Dimensions: 39 cm (L) x 39 cm (W) x 82 cm (H)

GSO 6-inch Dobsonian(PRO)

• Aperture: 6 inches (150 mm)
• Focal Length: 1,200 mm
• Focal Ratio: f/8
• Optics: Parabolic primary mirror with enhanced 94% reflectivity coating
• Focuser: 2-inch Crayford-style with 1:10 micro transmission for precise focusing
• Finder Scope: 8x50mm straight finder scope
• Eyepieces: Includes 2" 30mm and 1.25" 9mm eyepieces
• Additional Features:
• High-quality parabolic mirror designCNC machined focuser for smooth focusing

GSO 8-inch Dobsonian

• Aperture: 8 inches (200 mm)
• Focal Length: 1,200 mm
• Focal Ratio: f/6
• Optics: Parabolic primary mirror with enhanced 94% reflectivity coating
• Focuser: 2-inch Crayford-style with 1:10 micro transmission for precise focusing
• Finder Scope: 8x50mm straight finder scope
• Eyepieces: Includes 2" 30mm and 1.25" 9mm eyepieces
• Additional Features:
• Cooling fan integrated into the rear cell to reduce cooling timesRoller bearing on the azimuth axis for smooth movementEZ Push-To modules for object location assistance

Are there any other options ?
Please help

I'd be really grateful

Looking for some advice on purchasing a scope.

Experience: I have only a small amount of experience. During school I went on an excursion to some very dark skies and with what I think was an astronomy club and was lucky enough to see some amazing things. I particularly remember seeing a galaxy through the eyepiece and it is to this day a formative memory. I have flirted with buying previously but wasn’t near any dark skies so figured it would be a waste. Recently my other half got me a private star tour with a local university and it really rekindled the passion. I’m fairly familiar with the night sky and can point out most important objects (planets, major constellations etc). I’ll be joining the local astronomy club, but will mainly go solo and with mates.

Location: I now live in close proximity to some fairly dark skies within a 30min drive. I have my car (Tesla model 3) and my partners Mazda cx9 for transporting. But ideally I’d like to use my car with the seats folded down and the scope in the back.

Use case: I’m only interested in visual at this stage. But looking for the biggest scope I can reasonably transport and setup that will give me a good opportunity to see DSO and planets. I would like goto as I don’t really want to muck around and am fairly technical at figuring things out.

My current thinking: I understand the romance of a non goto mount, but I really want to maximise my time and get something that supports that. I’ve looked at either a skywatcher 14 or 12 goto, both seem like good options but I worry about size to transport, I assume the tube comes away from the base for transport? I’ve also considered SCT but similarly worry about setup after transport, but considered a 8-10 inch CST.

Budget: between 2000-4000.

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I took these screenshots from the video I recorded through my 10 mm and 25 mm eyepieces, respectively. No edits, very raw. Also, I don't have a smartphone mount, just held my OnePlus in front of the eyepiece with my very wobbly hands:(. I have zero knowledge of image stacking and other processing. I have been stargazing for a while but am relatively new at astrophotography. Any inputs are welcome as to how to improve my skills and photography:).

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That's it. Clear skies!

City lights are the worst . But anyway, a clear sky is helping a lot. Enjoying my se second hand dobsonian tonight. Televue eyepieces are the best!!

I received the Apertura AD10 Dobsonian telescope today and proceeded to assemble and collimate it. During collimation, using the included laser collimator, I got the secondary mirror dialed in and them moved on to fine-tuning the primary. The instructions for the collimation state to loosen the three white "locking" knobs first, and then move on to adjusting via the 3 black knobs. I followed this exactly, but while making these adjustments I'm concerned that the primary mirror shifted drastically inside its housing. The laser collimator was initially returning a reflection from the primary mirror which landed in the collimator's receiving zone, but now is so far off alignment that it sometimes misses the secondary mirror entirely. Is allowing the knobs to get too loose a thing?

I've been doing some research and found the "primary mirror cell" equivalent at this website: https://agenaastro.com/gso-10-primary-mirror-cell.html

The three main clips shown in the images on the website above are still holding the primary mirror. Shining a light into the OTA, there does appear to be a very slight gap on the perimeter of the mirror on one side, which I suspect is causing it to be tilted off to one angle.

This is causing me a lot of consternation as I just received this today. Any ideas for how to go about resolving this issue?

I am interested in astronomy, but want something small and easily portable to view planets with....how would binoculars, like those at the links below be for viewing planets?

Anyone have any sample pictures of what planet viewing is like with binoculars like these?

Thanks.

Orion 20x80 Astronomical Binocular (51464) – All-Star Telescope Canada

Celestron SkyMaster Pro 20x80 binoculars review | Space

Edit: IF binoculars aren't great for planets, what's the smallest telescope that will do the job?

Howdy all,

Scope: skywatcher 250p dobsonian

FL: 1200mm/47in

Aperture:250mm/10in

F ratio: 4.8

Glasses/ Contacts: None

2-3 years experience

I'm looking for a eyepiece to use on planets and possibly for splitting double stars. It should have a focal length of 2-4mm and an eye relief of at least 10mm under 200$USD. my curent pick is a X-cel LX 2.3mm. If you have any suggestions let me know preferably with a link to the eyepiece in question. Any wisdom from more experienced observers is appreciated.

Thanks!,

Are the skywatchers still good? No huge issues? I’m seeing they’re on Amazon now.

Does this come with a motor to track objects or no? I’d like to do Astro photography and of course star / planet gaze. Thanks.

So I’ve been noticing was that while using my celestron 90SLT if I align it only east it only works east but if I align it west it only works west do you guys have any idea Thanks !

I have an Apertura AD10 that I bought not too long before the 4/2024 Solar Eclipse. Was great for that, but I haven't had a ton of time to put into it since then with work, and other stuff kicking my tail.

Traveled most of the month, but got home tonight and the sky was great, and Venus was right next to the moon. Went and grabbed my Dob, and got everything setup, only to realize I really have no idea what I'm doing with my eyepieces. Have spent the last 2 hours doing some research, and think I know what I'm going to do, but looking for some random Internet friends to validate (or call bullcrap!) on my path forward.

Right now I have the following: Apertura Superview 30mm Wide Field - Came with scope. Apertura ED 2x Barlow Apertura Plossl 9mm

I have never been able to get the Plossl t work at all. I was making the mistake as well of putting it in with the Barlow, which just distorts everything too much.

I watched a few videos, and really like Ed Ting, and his advice. My plan is to buy a couple of Tele Vue eye pieces. From his advice, I'm leaning in to a 27mm Panoptic for most viewing, and a 13mm Nagler for planets and the such. He had suggested an 11mm Nagler, but it appears Tele Vue no longer makes that.

Thoughts on the above? I assume that those two, combined with the Barlow should be pretty good for anything I want to look at? The 30mm that came with the scope is probably just not that good an option for most things.

Thanks for any advice, I appreciate you taking the time!

I'm a beginner so don't flame me it's my first image of it 😭 Camera: Canon Rebel T7 Lens: Canon EFS 55-250 mm Exposure: 6 seconds The nebula is right under Orions belt, it looks like a dusty star