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r/telescopes is a subreddit with 179k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is huge in size, and has high activity.
The home to all amateur astronomers & telescopes! Feel free to discuss anything astronomical here, from what sort of telescope you should get, stargazing tips and tricks, to how to use that scope of yours that's been sitting around! Astrophotography is permitted as well, but feel free to check out /r/astrophotography for more of that.
If you're looking for your first telescope, please read the stickied post and check out the review/buying guide links in the sidebar before posting.
Popular Themes in r/telescopes
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Dome v2 build complete. Now it will be cloudy or rain for who knows how long..."
5 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "Found an Orion XT8 on FB for $45"
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I need to keep an eye on the Andromeda Galaxy. Please recommend binoculars."
4 posts
#4
Advice Requests
: "Help picking first eyepieces"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/telescopes
#1
Telescope
: "Got this Telescope for free today from my cousins coworker!"
72 posts
#2
Dobsonian
: "Just got the zhummel z12 12" Dobsonian as my first telescope, it is a beast. "
27 posts
#3
Jupiter
: "Jupiter"
18 posts
#4
Saturn
: "Can I see Saturn with this?"
14 posts
#5
Eyepieces
: "Help picking first Eyepieces"
14 posts
#6
Moon
12 posts
#7
Nebula
: "Orion Nebula "
11 posts
#8
Eyepiece
: "I've finally finished my dream Eyepiece case after +2 years."
8 posts
#9
Help
8 posts
#10
Dob
7 posts
Member Growth in r/telescopes
Daily
+147 members(0.1%)
Monthly
+6k members(3.4%)
Yearly
+39k members(28.3%)
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