What kind of guidance are you seeking at this point ? Do you need recommendations for purchasing equipment ?
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Firstly, I am looking to gain some knowledge about space through books that include mathematics but are also engaging. Can you recommend a book suitable for teens?
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I don’t know if this would be what you’re looking for but these two books I highly recommend for somebody that’s looking to get started into the telescope hobby . Lots of info on scopes and related equipment along with star charts and information about various night sky objects . If you’re looking for stuff more along the lines of astrophysics they wouldn’t be for that really . For learning about space in general and the spacetime
type stuff , there’s a series of videos on dvd put out a few years back called “The Universe” put out by the history channel . That’s more along the lines of how planets were formed , what they’re are composed of etc . And deep space objects of various sorts and how they formed etc . Some episodes go into the space time and some physics etc . Very educational material . But like I said , might not be what you’re actually looking for . I’m not really into the astrophysics part so much as I am into just learning and knowing the night sky , learning the constellations etc and all about casual observing with telescopes and binoculars .
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Yes, and also have the one called ‘Astrohopper’, thinking of making a thing to mount my tablet into the scope.
https://artyom-beilis.github.io/astrohopper.html
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Yeah sure!
I’m in the university now, give me some time, I’ll send you some pics.
It’s all handmade, so don’t expect it to be nice 
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they can be some of the best mods 
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A good equipment to catch any object.
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Yeah i do ok given my normal sky conditions
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Your scopes are really good and I love those, especially the Meade!
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My 10 inch dob is my forever lover and i will use it till the day i die. The 16 inch is probably optically my best scope. Crazy sharp images and stuff is pretty bright. The Meade SCT is a older EMC model that was given to me. Mechanically it works but needs some attention. Optically it is on par with my 10 inch dob
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Yeah it’s a good one, super capable and it’s huge actually!
The 16 should be stomping all over the 10 .
Oh the 16 trashes the other scopes in sheer light gathering capabilities. It is also a spooky sharp scope optically. All of my scopes give very sharp images, especially when i nail the alignment on the dobs or SCT. The ten inch dob is crazy good as well. It is my go to scope for the moon and planets.
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That’s some nice stuff !
Of course @Sweet16 !
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