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Welcome. Have lots of fun. 🙂

Thanks for saying hello. Seems like you’re ‘living the dream’! 👌

Welcome. I’m sure your patience will pay off. Meantime, hang in and have fun in the armchair! 🙂

Welcome. Have fun and enjoy yourself. 🙂

Welcome. Have lots of fun ‘easing yourself back in’. 🙂

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. I’m sure you’ll get sorted out soon. Have fun in your ‘maturity. 🙂

Stu, you da man! 👌

First, welcome to SGL. I agree with the above, unless you can find a ‘dream’ spot with, for example, the farmer’s permission. However, I’m fairly sure there is a healthy astro club in Elgin (forgotten the name!) and they would be sure to help - and perhaps even have their ‘own’ dark site. Main things is, have fun.

Lovely stuff. Thank you. 👍

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. As above, just get in there and enjoy. Have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun with the ‘challenge’. 🙂

Welcome. Glad you said hello. 🙂

Welcome. Have lots of fun in/with the sky ... 🙂

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun.🙂 (The clouds will clear ...)

Welcome. Have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome back and have fun. Your upcoming retirement should help ... 👍🙂

OK, if it’s properly colimated you’ll see the moon with a magnification of around 215x (focal length of scope 1400, divided by focal length of eyepiece 6.5). That’s pretty high power and so: a) the view will depend on conditions in your area - mainly light pollution level - and on the occasion - cloud cover, transparency, seeing. b) focus will be critical at that power. You will only have to move the draw tube a very small amount to ‘run through’ focus. Take it easy and slowly. It might be a good idea to get a longer EP, anything up from 12mm (which would still give a mag of more than 100). An EP of 24 mm will deliver a mag of about 60 and will be easier to use.

Hmmm ... First off, welcome Lee. I hope you have fun with your telescope. However, it’s hard to advise you without knowing a lot more about the scope - new from shop or pre-used; what you’re doing with it; where you are, and some other things, too! The best thing is perhaps to seek out a local astro club or society. They’re usually friendly and happy to help. If your scope is in good working order it is capable of letting you see an awful lot ... 👍

The only issue I can think of is how easily you can achieve focus with the binoviewer and the diagonal. You are obviously aware that the glass path is critical and that the prism provides a shorter path. However, I tried a Takahashi prism instead of my Everbrite and made no discernible difference; still had to experiment with Barlow and/or BV nosepiece. As above, the TV diagonal is up there with the best and you certainly will be able to use the combination you cite, albeit with some additional kit. Have fun.

Easy, there. It will happen, we just don’t know when ... 🤞😑

Welcome. I’m sure you’re going to have lots of fun with your rekindled interest. 🙂

Welcome. Hope you and your lad have lots of fun. 🙂

Welcome. Hope you have lots of fun on your return to the hobby. 🙂