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All great advice thank you for taking the time and effort to respond, unfortunately now you have gone down this path I will be here all the more often to pick your brains, I like the idea of purchasing a zoom eye peice and individual items to suit my needs, even better if iI can do this with a budget that doesn't have the wife rattling the cage of how much I am pouring into this new hobby🤣before she goes to the spa for the weekend hmm

Is there a filter that cuts out the light, especially on brighter night skies too. The stars appear as suggested, its just my lack of experence, having only had a few nights out with my scope, tweaking and ajusting here and there. I want this to a hobby that obsorbs, and in time takes me new and interesting places, I initially purchased this compact scope because I travel to Lanzorarte most years and I love the skies there., and this is small enough to take with me, in time as my interest developes I will increase my foot print into what I get next. Regarding the eyepieces I would love to here some recomendations, don't go crazy on me, as I am still trying to keep to a budget whilst learning

I did and it made me smirk inwardly, surely most people will have the good common sense to know that a small telescope has immeasurably less visual prowess, compared to something like the Hubble or Jame Webb kind of power window, Myself I claim nothing, I am here to learn, from those who know more. My experience is limited to watching, buying, putting the equipment together and reading.

I am glad you asked this as I am also interested in this kind of advice for my Sky-Watcher SKYMAX-102 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope OTA 102mm, f/13, F / 1300mm Eyepieces Supplied (1.25"): 10mm & 25mm 1.25"/31.7mm Star Diagonal

Sky-Watcher SKYMAX-102 Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope OTA 102mm, f/13, F / 1300mm Eyepieces (1.25"): 10mm & 25mm (x2 barlow and wide view) 1.25"/31.7mm Star Diagonal Mobile attachment Camera attachment And some assorted filters The last couple of nights whilst the skies over the UK have been clear I have been out and here in Derby its been pretty clear and dark where I am viewing, spent time reading and watching things on youtube and like most I wasn't expecting hubble like images from this small focal scope 🤣 but I was expecting to see something a little more clearly. Maybe its me, I chose the wrong kind of scope, looking at the starfield they are so small with the x2 barlow, I had better views with my binoculars. Is it a case of this scope is mainly for planets? Is there better stronger eyepeices, I know that you can only go so far. I would appreciate your advice.

New to the scene a freshie if you will, looking to expand my knowledge from those that have gone before, because I know nothing quite taints a new hobby like not getting the most out it, so here to pump some neurons, make friends and along the way pick up some help