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thanks for the info and pics Mak, really helped.. I still have not had set my RDF up or used my scope yet, weather has been terrible past week or so, nowt but clouds and rain since I had my scope delivered :-(

I'm 53 and spend 3 hours a night on me PS4, but now I have just got myself a scope hopefully I can spend a few hours a week looking up at the skies, I like that sw 6mm lens by the way,

a BIG thanks for all the very helpful advice and opinions, there is a lot to wade through, I have been reading and re reading the replies and pricing up all the various the eyepieces, there is a few weeks till payday so will take my time and try and figure out what is best, .. most frustrating part is I still have not been able to use my scope been nowt but raining and cloudy here past few nights..

thanks Happy-Kat, them 16mm can get expensive, I found one at £55, a 16mm or a 8mm BST Explorer ED Eyepiece?.. choices choices!..... think I need a few weeks just looking up at the skies with what I have before I decide on other eyepieces and investing more money..

thanks for the helpful replies, wow, so many variations you can use, bit daunting to a total newcomer like me.. would a 1.25" 8mm BST Explorer Dual ED eyepiece Branded "Starguider" be any good instead of buying two cheaper eyepieces? they sell these on ebay for £50.. but I will wait first until I use my scope a few times

thanks Mak, is this the same as the 2xbarlow deluxe, as I have one of those.. I havnt been able to use my scope yet due to bad weather since it arrived on Monday, another guy on youtube was using a 4mm for moon viewing with his Heritage 130p, but the eyepiece viewer was like a pinhole,

Yep another question from me, I have the two standard eyepieces that came with my Heritage 130p, the 10 and 25mm.. I am looking for two more, mainly for getting good close ups of the moon and also one for further away planets.. I saw a video clip on youtube, where a guy, with a Heritage 130p has a great close up view of the moon using a 9.7mm eyepiece, but that don't seem much more difference than my 10mm. I am looking to spend around £20/£25 for each eyepiece.. thanks

thanks BeanerSA, will check it out later..

thanks BeerMe just installed it

thanks for the list linda, just gonna go on Playstore and check them out..

seeing your pic I just went and looked at my Heritage 130, my bar is dead straight, so yours must of took a good whack at some point.. glad your getting a new one tomoz, great service from the supplier.. good luck with the weather, I am planning on taking mine out tomoz for the 1st time, so lets hope the midlands has a few clear hours also

Thanks for the pics and advice BeerMe, and yeah I finally saw the red dot my problem was that the battery cover is loose, and I had to stick some tape over it to make a firm connection with the battery. I will have a go at aligning my RDF with the scope tomorrow during the day, then hopefully tomorrow night I shall set it up outside for the 1st time and take a look at the night sky, weather permitting!

hi, anyone recommend any good Android Apps to help me find the many interesting objects in the night sky? also is there a device that I can use to attach my Samsung phone to my scope, I have a Heritage 130p. thanks

hi happy-kat yeah I managed to find that, just when I 1st got the scope I turned on the RDF (see I am learning) I was expecting to see a light or something.. I will try out the suggestions above later and see If I get any joy

DOH! told you I am a total newbie, thanks for the helpfull replies, I will get the hang of it.........eventually!!