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Hi Gary, a very warm welcome from me too, not so far away. Clear skies!

Hi Khalid, a very warm welcome from me too. Clear skies!

Hi there, a warm welcome from me too. Clear skies!

Hi Jay, welcome to SGL from me way down south. Another place you could ask your question is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/meteoriteclub/ I am in agreement with others, looks like slag, sorry.

It is the 'law of diminishing returns' I think, the wide-field of the Luminous will not benefit you very much because of the long F/L of your scope, I believe, plus they are heavy for what they are and not the easiest ep's to use, they are clumsy.

Not sure what you class as big money, but I can recommend these in the lower/middle price range (best for non spectacle wearers): https://www.firstlightoptics.com/explore-scientific-eyepieces/explore-scientific-82-degree-series-eyepieces.html Or these, in the cheaper price range: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/bst-starguider-eyepieces.html Good luck with your choices. Clear skies!

Hi Rob, a warm welcome from me too. Clear skies!

Hi Dan, a warm welcome from me here in the south west. Just a quick comment, I don't think the Telrad will be suitable for your telescope, it will be too big, the suggestion of the Rigel Quickfinder is a better one. Clear skies!

Hi there and welcome from me too, also in Wiltshire. Clear skies!

Hi Mike, a warm welcome from me too from across the pond. Clear skies!

Hi Steve, I have noticed that in the past haha! I also suffer from the same affliction. Clear skies buddy!

Hi Steve, the great advantage in my opinion is that the 24 Pan is a 1.25", whereas the 26 Nag is not, that makes the 24 Pan very easy to use as 2" eps can be unwieldly and heavy, esp. for a smaller, lighter set-up, in other words, so I think it is more versatile. Like John has intimated in the past, it also quickly became my favourite ep.

Hi there and a very warm welcome to the forum. Clear skies!

Hi Mikey, a warm welcome to the forum. Two things to add to what others have said. 1) Make sure you buy your scope from a dedicated astronomy supplier such as the forum sponsors, FLO, delivery is quick and efficient and the support incomparable. Click on their header above. 2) If you have astrophotography in your sights further down the line, then this will seriously affect your purchase now. If you need further advice on this invest in a copy of a book called 'Making Every Photon Count' by Steve Richards, it will save you loads of money and heartache, found here: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/books/making-every-photon-count-steve-richards.html Good luck and clear skies!

Hi Rob, welcome to SGL, a great image you have made there, well done. Clear skies!

Hi Richard and a warm welcome from me just across the border. Not sure which part of Oxfordshire you are in but one of the most active astro societies in the region is the Abingdon one if you are interested, found here: http://www.abingdonastro.org.uk/aas_blog/ Clear skies!

Sorry Miguel, John above is quite right, it will not work with the SW 200P. I haven't used mine since I became partially disabled a few years ago. It works, of course, with refractors that have a 2" - 1.25" adaptor or a diagonal. The use of filters has no impact at all on focus.

Hi Miguel, always go for 2" as you can use these with either 2" or 1.25" ep's by attaching the filter to the 2" end of your adapter, you don't need to attach filters to ep's at all and it saves faffing about when you switch ep's. A filter can be placed in any part of the focal chain.

Hi Richy, that's a nice photo. Welcome to the forum, clear skies!

Hi Phil, a warm welcome from me too. Clear skies!

Hi Rajk, a warm welcome to the forum from me here in Swindon. Clear skies!

Hi Tim, welcome from me too way down south. Clear skies!

That's great, you should have some great skies there. The furthest out of Paris I have been is Neuilly (but still in the city) a long time ago!

Hi Fred, welcome from me too, what a lovely city you live in but I bet the light pollution is horrendous? Clear skies!

Hi there and a warm welcome to the forum. On your first question, telescopes new from the retailer quite often arrive well collimated (surprisingly) but a few minor tweeks might be necessary (but don't fix wot ain't broke!). On the Telrad question, users (not me, I don't have one) quite often say that they use both the standard finder and the Telrad to find objects - the Telrad to find the right area and the standard finder with its cross-hairs to home in on the target. It will be a question of experiment and personal preference for you. Clear skies!