Jimmystargazer

Here's my LX90 8".. Got a telrad finder on it but no idea what this does?.. look through it and see nothing.. it has red circular circles inside but can't see how that helps me.. Also has a view finder on the left side... Again.. no idea how this is supposed to help me.. best way ive found to align things is just guess work of using my own eyes and aligning as best I can.. I assume there's a logbook earlier way ? Thanks all for the help, advise and encouragment. Jim

Sorry.. it's a Meade LX90 8" UHCT. Version. With autostar alignment.. Jim

Thanks so much for the replies! Feel like I've stepped onto a rather steep learning curve to say the least.. Yes it's a Meade LX90 UHCT Coated lenses. Probably not ACP version as used.. I wanted to invest in a scope that I could learn with, develop and not really need to upgrade.. other than the eye pieces.. Think I need to try to collimate the telescope and hopefully that will improve things immensely. I need to order the horizontal prism and eye piece holder.. Any suggestions on where to buy? Cheers all. Jim

Hi all. Joined the formum last night after my first use of the Meade LX90 telescope. It was a decently clear night and managed to take a look at the moon but very little else.. Maybe I had massively high hopes of the performance of the telescope but I was very much under awed by the occasion. I couldn't afford a new scope so this was delivered used with a single 26mm eyepiece, no erecting prism. Also paid extra for a variable polarising moon filter. I tried my hardest to align the telescope but failed time and time again due to the fact that the stars selected by the telescope I couldn't really see.. I did a decent amount of research before selecting this telescope and have seen what it can do.. just isn't doing for me at the moment. So I would love anyone's input as to what I should do next. I assume I need more eyepieces. I get that from reading other threads on this forum. By the way.. reading the forum really encouraged me to join as you all seem amazingly helpful and so enthusiastic. I remember having a scope as a kid and it just made stars look a little bigger.. Hence I really hoped that this purchase would blow that experience out of the water.. Not yet.. but with your help and input I'm hoping I've made a good scope choice that will give amazing results in the very near future. I have three young kids and yes I bought the scope for me, but also for them too. I want to be able to point at the nights sky and say.. that star up there is actually Saturn... wanna see it's rings? Then show them using the telescope.. I will stop there.. thanks in advance for any help and advice you may give. Currently jimmystarblurredgazing.... Hipefully with your help and input to become... jimmystargazer..