Wulfrune

I'm glad that I caused you to roll on the floor laughing. I rather thought that this forum would be a lot less judgemental towards new members, I can see that I'm mistaken. Never mind the original question, I'll try and find my answers elsewhere.

Thank you Carbon and Elp, I'm working on the principle that I'm planning to "future-proof" my set-up in the hope that within reason, no matter what I throw at it, I'll always have sufficient power to meet my needs. I envisage that I'll be wanting both 5v & 12v's feeds, and that Dew heaters will come into play as and when they're needed. I hope to make Astrophotography my main use for this scope whilst I cut my teeth on the hobby before I move on to bigger and better scopes. So in closing, be I right or wrong, I'm hoping that bigger = better, especially when I get my camper van and start looking for prolonged stays at dark sky sites. I welcome your input, hit me with your opinions. Kind regards Wulfrune m(_ _)m

Hello good people. I'm looking at purchasing a Celestron Lithium PowerTank Pro, but they're a little pricey. What I'd like to know is are there any viable alternatives, say, something from the company ANKER who make great products. Let me know if any of you have any alternatives in mind. Many thanks in advance. Kind regards Wulfrune m(_ _)m

Thanks to everyone who kindly took the time to reply, you're a decent bunch of guys, fair play to the lot of you. Thankfully, Bosun21 has kindly offered a little one on one tuition and for the time being, we can consider the matter closed. I thank all of you m(_ _)m

I do thank all of you for your replies, it's better than I expected, but the issues remain, I've tried all the "Read this / Watch this" options and it hasn't worked for me. I really do appreciate the fact that you guys are trying to help me, but I need to hope that instead of being told to "Read this / Watch this" I'm at a point where I feel I need to be actually shown how it's done. Kudos to you all for taking the time out of your day to answer my call. Thank you all. Kind regards Steve

Sadly Ed, my local Astronomy club based in North Cheam has not responded to over half a dozen enquiry emails from the link to their membership options on their home page. I took it as they were either full or maybe they didn't want noobs sooting up their club, not replying to 6 emails I felt was a bit excessive. Hopefully, someone might come to my rescue here, time will tell Kind regards Steve

I've been a member here for months now, but to be honest with you all, I've felt too embarrassed to ask for help, mainly because, like most things in my life, I can work things out for myself and I don't want to burden anyone with stuff which ultimately comes down to "RTFM", but I'm stuck and it's holding me and my hobby back. About 18 months ago I purchased a Celestron 8se telescope and even though I'm disabled due to a bad motorbike accident where I lost the full use of one of my arms, I can still prep the telescope for work, however, what I can't seem to do is correctly set up the telescope for the auto tracker to work and it's led me to mothball my gear. I know there are countless "How to" videos that show you how, but I just keep getting it wrong and I've become disillusioned and discouraged. I would ask, is there some kind soul who might consider helping me over this hurdle? I live in Sutton, South London, but I'm willing to travel a reasonable distance to get help, should I be lucky enough to receive the offer of it. I am a friendly guy, medically retired and married with 2 girls. If there is someone who has the required knowledge and is willing to be a good samaritan, please get in touch with me. And if nothing else, thank you for at least reading this far, I am grateful. Kind regards Steve.