Shontay7

On 09/01/2023 at 20:00, wulfrun said:

Try this guide. Simple, no nonsense and aimed at the beginner:

https://garyseronik.com/a-beginners-guide-to-collimation/

Thank you!! :)

On 09/01/2023 at 21:47, Spile said:

Do give my guide a spin and see how you get on 

https://astro.catshill.com/collimation-guide/

Thank you! :)

Thank you all so much  I really appreciate you all taking the time to help me - off to read about Collimation!!

@teoria_del_big_bang Hi Steve, thanks for that - I have no idea what that is - but have just googled it and thats a good shout  I will have a look into that and make sure its correct.  Thank you!

Hi Everyone!

I have been wanting to start Astronomy for some time and have recently moved to the countryside so i have perfect skies to do it now!

I received a ASTROMASTER 130EQ TELESCOPE for Xmas as a present and have set it up ok and have a 20mm & 10mm lens it comes with and I also purchased a 2x Barlow lens.

I can get good shots of the moon but anything other than that isnt great... Mars for instance - once i try to look at that the lenses are not good enough (or at least I have found that - but it could be me!!)

Is anyone able to give me some advice on better lenses I can buy so that I can see more?

Thank you for your help!