Jose Auger

Thanks, Gina. I shall be looking forward to your photos using the 80. I am glad that the EQ8 is working great.

Hello. Gina, How it is going with your SW Esprit 80 and the SW EQ8? Have you been able to take some photos with the equipment?

I don't know if this thread is dead or not, but I have just acquired a Skywatcher 80mm and a 120mm. Both are due tomorrow. I have read all through this thread and I am really worried. Although I am not new to the use of telescopes, this is my first foray into AP. I am a user of telescopes, not an expert in the internal workings of the apparatus. All I have read through this thread has me worried because: (1) if the telescopes have major problems I shall have to get Skywatcher to send me new ones; (2) if a specific spacer is needed and there are no readily available ones, I do not have the means nor the knowledge to build one, nor a local manufacturer. I have ordered a SBIG ST-8300M with filter wheel, and a SBIG STi guiding kit (no OA guiding for me, at least for now). In addition, I have ordered a Celestron CG Pro mount and tripod. The problem is that the camera, auto guider and mount are backordered and I shall not be able to test the telescopes until they arrive. So, if anyone can help me in relation to the type of spacer that I will need with the 80mm and the 120mm, I shall appreciate your help. I am a very patient person, perhaps that is why I decided to become a university professor (LOL), but if I were to face the trials that I have read here, they may be an unsurmountable problem for me, being new to AP, and not having a telescope in more then 30 years. I shall appreciate your advice.