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by Tatters
Wed Aug 09, 2017 12:41 am
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Newbie struggling over first telescope!
Replies: 6
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Re: Newbie struggling over first telescope!

I'm new to SingAstro too but let me share my experience. I live in an HDB in the West near WCP (bad LP there) and my most used scopes are a 127mm Mak an 80mm F/11 refractor. I can go up to 150x usable magnification on planets and the moon using a 6mm with my refractor. I have it on a wooden tripod t...
by Tatters
Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:04 pm
Forum: Beginners Forums
Topic: Eq mount
Replies: 4
Views: 15707

Re: Eq mount

[quote="orly_andico"]the old Vixen Polaris can also be transformed into an alt-az mount.

Any equatorial can be "turned" into an altaz mount. In SG just adjust polar alignment 0 degrees and you have an altaz mount