Need help with your telescope? Beginner Advice
Beginners can sometime feel overwhelmed by the selections available in the new and used telescope market. If you have questions about how to use or assemble your telescope, you can also ask local SLAS members through the Contact Us link on this website.
There are national resources available for beginners to help with their selection of the first telescope.
Ed Ting, well known gadget guru has a site at scopereviews.com/index.html.
Very good telescope buying guides are available at space.com/15693-telescopes-beginners-telescope-reviews-buying-guide.html and skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-equipment/choosing-astronomy-equipment/
Sky and Telescope also has a new group of Telescope Tutorial videos. These can be found at:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/new-videos-sky-telescopes-skywatching-series-12192014/