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I have tryed a few different 6mm and a 14mm82°es

Thankyou that is very helpful 

I have used the lazer to collimate it I shall have a look in to the televue powermate 

What do I need to be able to see venus other than like a star I have the skywatcher skyliner 250mm dob 

the sun was still up to much started to play with setting on phone camera I like this one 6mm not the best just wanted to get 1 

2 hours ago, Owmuchonomy said:

M31 subtends an angle equivalent to 6 full Moons in the night sky.  Therefore you want to aim for the widest field of view possible with your set up.  Even then it is likely you will predominantly see the core only.  The darker skies you can find the better.

Thankyou I bought the 14mm 82° explorer scientific so when I find it hope that helps 

Been looking at the skywatcher one £30 on Amazon 

16 hours ago, jock1958 said:

It was the first DSO (fuzzy) I saw with my 4” Tal many years ago using the lowest powered eyepiece I had at the time (25mm I think) 

As Marvin says the pointers of Cassiopeia are good or the corner stars of the Great Square of Pegasus. 

I would be starting off with your lowest powered eyepiece 30mm? and to make things even easier get a red dot finder and good star chart? 

Another thing I do is sweep the telescope backwards and forth in the general area and it will eventually pop into view!  
 

Cheers and good hunting 

 

I shall invest in to the red dot finder or tape a lazer per on the top lmao 

18 hours ago, Marvin Jenkins said:

Please accept apologies for assuming you have access to a vehicle, that does make things more difficult. Don’t despair at not having Goto, at the beginning of your journey it can add many unwanted problems and distractions. The Club night is the best thing you could do, so many helpful people to show you how.

With the kind help of your friend get somewhere a little darker and relax... let your vision adjust... with the help of Cassiopeia pointing the way move west about a hands width held out at arms length.
Andromeda is much more faint than you think and under my Bortle 4 skies if I look directly at it, it disappears. Look a few degrees off... hold it and without moving eye position do you pick up a light area in your peripheral vision???

I will say right now, that what I am describing might seem very difficult. But once you know where it is and what it looks like you will know for the rest of your life.

Just so you know my first attempt at M31 took a few attempts without light pollution. I found the Pinwheel galaxy instead by mistake. Next night got M31 then couldn’t find the Pinwheel for another year! It’s a long learning curve to be enjoyed, and I hope I see you on here enjoying it in the years to come.

Good luck and happy M31 hunting, start with the 30mm ep.

Marvin

Thankyou for the help 

I was using a range of eyepieces from 30 to 6 mm all with and without barlow I don't drive so makes it a lot harder to get about but one of my mates are in to astronomy and has said on  a clear night one weekend he shall take me out some where dark we are also looking at going to a club in cleethorpes should give us a bit more understanding just wish I bought my mount with synscan now 

Scunthorpe UK from my back garden with a skywatcher skyliner 250 I used a couple of different lenses including the es14mm 82° even tryed to use them with barlow 

Slightly annoyed hoping it's just my rubbish navigation of the night sky clear sky observing from back garden so there is light pollution just wondering if any 1 has a pick of andromeda through a 250 scope as if it was the thing I was looking at it was just a blur about 1cm 

As long as the skys are clear I will certainly try see it 

Thankyou didn't want to miss out

I have just read that there will be a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on December 21st but it doesn't specify where it is visible from dose this mean that it will be visible all over the world? And if not dose anyone know where you can see it from 

That's how often I use my phone didn't even no about the pro part lmao

I have Samsung s9+ that pic looks amazing 

What would I need to get more colour and it to be bigger 

Thankyou gor the wisdom I will stick with it just waiting for Saturn and Jupiter to come out at a reasonable time its about 4am when they are visible atm 

250 skywatcher skyliner 

This is new pic through 14mm 82° 

I am going to try it on orion as it's easy to find

Thankyou I shall give that a go didn't think of that 

Skywatcher skyliner 250 2 small gardens away

Just wondering why my new eyepiece doesn't have a clear view it's like the telescope doesn't zoom out enough or is it because I am looking at something to close I was trying it out looking at a bird in a tree