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Thanks FLO! The SeeStar S30 charger arrived today so already to go  for ‘first light’ if the weather turns good tomorrow night!

My word the weather in Lowestoft is grim!!!!! Ran out of my own photons  to harass, so back to those I downloaded from The COAST Robotic Telescope in Tenerife. Have still not imaged Mars or fired up my new SeeStar S30. Metcheck says a clear evening next Saturday - so fingers crossed.

It is here!

The telescope will be here tomorrow...🔭

Dear Mkofski.
 
I have seen your post on the telescope Intes Micro Maksutov–Cassegrain 150-1500  Alter mk63.
The post was from the last so I hope you are still there .
First of all I hope you are good.
Maybe you are will be my hero, because I have a similar telescope and in am looking for some help. 
I have in my possession an old black Intes Micro Maksutov–Cassegrain 150-1500  Alter
 Mine doesn’t say mk63 anywhere, but it is almost identical with yours. 
My father in law had it for 30 years in his garage wink
 The quality of its optics should be good since, just with an  eyepiece that came with it (labeled only (x14) the images of the moon are very sharp.  In my case I have the diagonal mounted in the main body in the telescope, this is how I founded. I didn’t know that this diagonal was originally for the star small finder scope at the top.
In my case There are two parts missing.
1) The drive control mechanism for the object RA and the power adaptor,

2) The cable that connect the power of the telescope mechanism with the diagonal focuser where the eyepiece is placed  that probably was connected to the finder scope, as I can understand from your post I read. I guess that it supplied a light red dot probably as a focusing system on the eypiece. I have never seen this mechanism elsewhere.
I was wondering whether i can  find them somewhere any information on the manual or any tips.
I am sure it is really hard to find the driver control!! I included a photo of this driver as well of what I am looking for, how it looks like. Yours probably it should be like this. 
Also I am wondering whether is good to place the diagonal unit where the X14 eypiece is placed, on the finder scope and then  purchase a new diagonal focuser that can be screwed in the main body of the telescope maybe a new diagonal will work better there. I would like one that can accept Barlow and eyes pieces of good quality like tele vue 
 
Any possible like for diagonals that you know they can fit will be of a great help. 
Here are some photos of the telescope.
Best
Inn June
Thank you so much in advance!