craig34220

First I would like to thank all the good folks who were kind enough to share their knowledge and experience to a complete novice such as myself. I was able to finally get a clear view of the Moon and Jupiter , as it turns out I just need to keep turning the focus knob until the round dot in the lens ( secondary mirror ) was so small that it disappeared and my object became clear and WOW . It was nice to see Jupiter and it's moons. I am sure I will need more help in the future but for now I'm enjoying what I can find from my suburban backyard. Clear skies Craig

Sorry for the delay, for reference I didn't know that the scope came with a star diagonal, but the the one I purchased seems better ( twist lock ) and the reason for the focal reducer is that in the future I hope to do some astrophotography . yes I miss spoke , I purchased a lens/ filter kit with my telescope that has lens from 4mm to 40 mm and 2x Barlow. The times I have used the moon for focusing it has been in crescent and half stages and looking through the scope with star diagonal and the focal reducer it has been crystal clear, when I put any lens on the image get larger but unable to get focus. A big bright blur , like you said, and turning the focus knob didn't improve anything

Sorry I should have also mentioned that I have a Celestron F 6.3 focal reducer screwed into the back of the OTA , and no moon filter, But will be purchasing one very soon. I have tried looking at a star as opposed to the moon, and I still have no clear view. I have tried with and without the Barlow lens and have turned the focuser knob all the way stop to stop,

Telescope is a brand new unit

I've tried all the lens that came in the kit with the telescope ( package deal from High point Scientific )

Yes, I have tried turning the focus knob at the rear of the OTA, but no improvement

For starters I am a COMPLETE novice to a telescope , That being said , I purchased a Celestron 8 evolution that came with a lens kit ( 4mm-20mm and a Barlow lens ) I also purchased a Celestron star diagonal, I still need to figure out how to get it aligned but I'll save that for another time, I have been moving it manually and have been able to find the moon in crescent and half stages. My problem is that I can see the moon very clearly by looking through the star diagonal without any lens, but when I put any lens in the star diagonal I am unable to see anything clearly , moon, stars...etc. I originally thought that the OTA may need some alignment from shipping, but since I can see the moon nice and clear with just a star diagonal I figured that was not really my problem, any thoughts or hints on my problem? Any help would be great Thanks Craig