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Hi there, and welcome, the question of observing quasars and black holes are the subject of professional telescopes, however, galaxies and planetary nebulae etc are well within the reach of amatuer telescopes. Good luck & clear skies!
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Hi SSR and a warm welcome from me. I would recommend a refractor on an alt-az mount for low maintenance and ease of use. Something like this to get you into the hobby: https://agenaastro.com/sky-watcher-102mm-startravel-alt-azimuth-refractor-telescope-s10100.html
Please note that many telescope suppliers are out of stock at the moment and if you order you may have to wait awhile to get a delivery.
Good luck & clear skies!
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Hi Bob, a warm welcome from me way down south. Good luck & clear skies!
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Hi Paul, a warm welcome from me way down south. That's a great picture of the Moon, one of the best first timer's I've ever seen, well done. Good luck & clear skies!
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Hi Baldy Man, a very warm welcome from me way down south. Good luck & clear skies!
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Hi Andy, welcome back! Clear skies are just a dream now, I think, but enjoy the journey and let us know how you get on.
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Hi MB, a warm welcome from me too, way down south. Good luck & clear skies!
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Hi there, welcome from me too. Good luck & clear skies!
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Hi Mark, a very warm welcome from me too. Good luck & clear skies!
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11 minutes ago, Spile said:
I have just updated my "default" 10 and 25mm EPs. Like you I found the 10mm lacking.
After scouring the forums, the one that kept getting good reviews and recommendations in terms of sweet spot (optics/cost) was the Baader Hyperion IV Zoom, and that is what I chose.
It was bundled with a matching Barlow at a special price so I went for that. It is BIG but mounted on 2" adapter it is secure though a little daunting!
I now have a handy range of focal lengths (3.6 - 24mm) and a magnification range from 20X to 338X and the only changing I need to make are to insert or remove the Barlow.
Checking out Saturn and Jupiter last night, the difference was considerable, features were more prominent and better defined. To be expected for something that costs almost as much as my telescope!
All in all, I am very happy with the decision.
Might be a bit heavy or cumbersome in a short tube refractor, though good for a 200P Newt?
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I have just realised, the SPL's are currently out of stock at FLO, try elsewhere or in particular the second hand market, here: https://www.astrobuysell.com/uk/
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Hi Wibblefish, the BST StarGuiders recommended above are excellent all-rounders with good eye relief. Avoid plossls as generally they have short eye-relief esp. the higher mags. If you are thinking of Moon and splitting double stars I can think of nothing better than the William Optics SPL's, which have 20mm eye-relief. The 12.5mm for the Moon (52x) and the 6mm for medium (separation) double stars (110x). These will be enough to get you started on your most desired targets. The SPL's can be found here: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/william-optics-eyepieces/william-optics-spl-eyepiece.html
Good luck and clear skies!
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Hi there and welcome from me way down south. You should have lots of fun with that kit. Good luck & clear skies!
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Hi there and welcome from me too, like Gordon above I am purely visual but use a primary program PS, where the 'Adjust' column is very useful for improving images, esp. the 'Curves' facility, I have often used it to improve astronomy images for my website (Swindon Stargazers). Maybe you have this in PS Elements? Good luck & clear skies!
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I agree with John, the Neodimium filter is a good one and the first I ever bought, never looked back.
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Hi Vasilis, a very warm welcome from me too, that's agreat telescope you have there, one of the best, you will not be dissappointed. There's always plenty of time to buy extra items, but instead get used to using the scope and the eyepieces that come with it. Good luck and clear skies!
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On 20/04/2020 at 18:37, miguel87 said:
Your foam cutting skills are exquisite!
I didn't cut them, it is the 'Baader Hyperion and Morpheus Eyepiece Case' where the foam is already cut, found here: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/baader-planetarium/baader-hyperion-and-morpheus-eyepiece-case.html
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Hi Walker, welcome to SGL, I hope you find it useful. Do check the barrel size of your current eyepieces before you buy any upgrades. Good luck & clear skies!
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On 14/12/2020 at 10:08, Grwmp said:
Hello everyone, another newbie here. been waiting since September for my Skyliner 200P and it has finally arrived. All assembled, finder scope lined up....but where have the stars all gone? Nothing but cloud, cloud and more cloud. Guess a little longer wait won't hurt me.
New telescopes come packed with clouds haha! Good luck and clear skies with your shiny new telescope!
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Hi Gary, welcome to the forum, you may find either eyepiece a little bulky for the 102 Mak (does it have a 2" visual back?) but both ep's will work well with the SW 150 PDS. Do you wear spectacles for viewing? This will make your choices a little more sensitive, as the ES ep's tend to have short eye relief (the distance of the eye from the ep), in which case ep's with long eye-relief are better, also it would help us to know what targets you want to view, bearing in mind that the ES 24mm is a low power ep (31x on your SW 150PDS, 54x on your Orion 102 Mak). The Baader 8-24 mk iv is a jack of all trades and this, I suspect would be a good choice for a beginner (at 8mm the ep would give you a comfortable 162x on the Mak, which is a great setting for the planets and Moon.
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On 25/02/2014 at 16:25, syoudM42 said:
Does anyone now of any near buxton area of Derbyshire.
Hi there, try this 'society search' link: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/locator.html
Good luck and clear skies!
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Hi there and a warm welcome from me too. Good luck & clear skies!