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Fair point @bosun21, I will use the telescope first before getting into collimation. Thank you! Another good day turned into a cloudy and rainy one, as @GrumpiusMaximus predicted.. LOL! Will have to wait till sky clears. Hopefully, it won't be a week LOL. A sincere Thank You to all of you for your helpful ideas and tips!

LOL.. Ah, learning that the hard way 😁

That's very helpful, thank you @GrumpiusMaximus 🙂 And you are right, now that I know the correct way to observe (lol), today's aim is to align the red dot finder and working out the collimation. So, your tips are super helpful! 🙂 Yesterday was a wet and cloudy here in Australia, so couldn't do much, but today is looking better. So the journey starts!

Ah great, I will look into that. Thank you @Tiny Clanger 🙂

Cheers @Albir phil 🙂

Thank you, bosun21. Much appreciated! 🙂

Hi Tiny Clanger, lovely home made cover and extra finder. If you could please give any pointers on the cover that would be highly appreciated. Also, curious about the extra finder. Which one do you use please?

Thank you all, I see what you all mean.. and dear God, what a rookie mistake! Now that I know, it was so obvious.. LOL! I apologise for my naivety and thank you all for your patience with me 🙂 I can finally get on to stargazing! Merry Christmas to you all!

Please see the attached photos. In the first photo, the arrow points to where I was observing from (the space where '1' is written in the photo). The telescope points outwards to the front yard and I was originally next to the telescope with my back to the wall. The photos were taken afterwards. Also, for reference, the second photo shows a page of the instruction manual. I am viewing from Eyepiece (labeled A). Hope that is the correct way.Please advise if not.

Thank you, laudropb, for the welcome and help! I am watching through the eyepiece next to the red dot finder. Though I have taken the photos of the front end to show there is nothing covering that end, and also to show the white colour which resembles the view. Any further suggestions please?

Hi All, Merry Christmas to you all! I am very new to the stargazing and telescope use- a complete beginner. So, there is a high chance this may be a silly/noob question and, if so, I apologise. I have never used a telescope before but finally took the plunge and bought the Skywatcher Heritage 150p Virtuoso GTI as I understand it is a good one for beginners. When I set it up, it seemed easy and hardly needed any assembly. However, when I try to observe after putting in the 25mm piece, all I see is a white blurry screen. No visibility of any objects whatsoever, not even a tree or pole in direct line of sight. If I try to wave my hand in the front of the telescope main tube, I see faint shadow of my hand but no clarity. The white view seems to be the same of the main lens colour, as visible from the front end of the main tube. I have attached photos of my view and the set-up for reference. I should mention that I bought the telescope brand new from Ryda (Ryda.com.au). I'm not sure if I am missing something or doing something wrong, or the telescope is faulty, but I am hoping to get some guidance please. Thank you!