Spiral

Could it be condesation on one of the mirrors or even your breath on a cold eyepiece?

I have just got the exact same telescope & haven't seen a thing with it yet due to cloud cover :-(

OOps, my reply has gone down a wormhole & ended up on another thread !

Please be aware that Plossls have very short eye relieve at short focal lengths, meaning that you need to put your eye right up against the eyepiece.

Have you read the sticky at the head of this section:- http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/43171-eyepieces-the-very-least-you-need/

Generally you won't need to go much above 180x-200x.

Hi, yes I read that thread & notived that one person also a novice was advised to start a thread specific to his/ her scope, as it gets a bit bewildering on there for a novice.

Is there another type of ep you would recommend besides plossls then ?

Thanks for the reply

Hi spiral . I'd advise reading this.

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/43171-eyepieces-the-very-least-you-need/?view=getnewpost

Power and high magnification is not the be all and end all . Most deep sky objects will require low and medium powers .

As for collimating the telescope . It's not difficult to do and I'd say get yourself a Cheshire collimating tool , they are simple to use and do the job , some may recomend lasers but it's down to personal preference .

High power is useful on some objects. , the moon and planets for example, but even then you need to stick within the limits of the telescope you use and take conditions into account.

Hi, its the ex two strike bike tuner in me that always wants to extract maximun power ;-)

I think I will go lower than a 4mm then, I have just seen a nice 5mm from a link on another ep thread that might be the answer, I'll definately get the Cheshire, thanks.