Seoras

Hi all, my question is about storing my telescope in an outside storage box. I am a wheelchair user and my scope, Celestron Nexstar 8se is currently stored in my dining room. My wife has to carry the scope through the house and into the garden any time I want to use it which isn’t always convenient at 3 in the morning! I’ve decided that the scope would be better kept in the garden but I wouldn’t manage to get it in and out of a shed but could manage with one of these storage boxes with two doors and an opening lid. Could you please tell me what precautions I should take so as not to get it damp or otherwise affected by the weather? I thought of getting a telescope cover as an added layer of protection, what are your thoughts? I don’t have the funds right now to buy an observatory type shed so thought this would be a reasonable compromise.

Hmm, I’m starting to feel dizzy 😵‍💫 , So many numbers…….. I certainly have a lot to learn 🥴

Looks like I got it wrong with my camera 🥴. Thanks very much for all your help, I’ll have a look through them and try to establish the least expensive option. As I said, I’m new to all this so no doubt there are many more mistakes to come……..

Hello, I’m a beginner and I’m trying to understand as much as I can about all the equipment needed for astrophotography. One of the many things that puzzle me is the use of an eyepiece when using a camera with my telescope. I know that it’s the eyepiece that magnifies what I’m looking at and the telescope gathers the light so, how does this work if I connect my dslr directly to the telescope? For context I have a Celestron Nexstar 8se and I’ve just bought a used Nikon 3100 which is in mint condition. It’ll be a while before I get around to taking photos but this question has been puzzling me. Please bear in mind I’m very new so not too technical!

Well, lots to think about! I have a lot of great advice from you guys so thanks very much for helping me. I’m just getting started so sorry about the ‘lens’ reference, learning all the time……. Geo

Hi, I’m new to astronomy and have bought a Celestron Nexstar 8se telescope. I managed to get a look at Jupiter and Saturn and was really pleased to be able to see them clearly. The telescope came with one eyepiece, a Celestron 25mm which seems ok but after some reading it seems I might benefit from another eyepiece or a Barlow lens. My budget is around £80 so on the lower end of the scale but I don’t know whether to spend all the budget on one other lens, a Barlow, 2 cheaper lenses, you get the picture 🤑. Any advice will be very helpful, thanks