silkels

Hello everyone again, so sorry for not updating as I had lost the motivation to try and get the telescope working. since this post i have tried astrobaby’s guide twice and nothing has changed. okay while i was taking photos of the finderscope vs the eyepiece my phone camera was able to see the picture clearly. is this because of the mirror or my phones just better than my eyes?

okay thank you so much, i will try these suggestions when i get home. another small problem though, i may have messed with the mirrors a bit. i saw using the laser that it wasnt exactly in the middle of the circle on the back mirror. i just don't understand how to adjust either mirror. the screws don't seem to move the mirror and change anything, i have no idea if im doing it right or not.

gotcha. i got it in june so i dont have the box anymore but i made sure there wasnt anymore parts in there. am i missing something?

yes, i checked if the focus was locked and it was not the issue. what extension would you recommend for the telescope I have?

I dont believe so, its the first ive heard of such a thing. the only thing that i received with the telescope is the barlow lens, eyepiece and actual focuser.

what would need to be fitted to the focuser? it came with the barlow lens and then the eyepieces. i thought that was all i needed 😂

Hello! I own an 8 inch Skywatcher dobsonian telescope. everything about the telescope has been great so far except the fact that I cant see through the eyepiece. I believe a 25mm and a 10mm came with the telescope and I cant use either. the finderscope works perfectly and has a great image. i have tried countless times aligning the finderscope just incase it is very exact, but i havent gotten anything through the eyepiece. I thought it was the mirrors not aligned and even got a collimation lens to make sure. playing with the focuser does not change anything either. Here is what im seeing through the eyepiece. The second image is my hand over the top of the telescope tube