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Hi Friends, I have just received my SkyWatcher Newtonian Collimation Eyepiece (Cheshire) in mail and watched I few videos regarding alignment. My questions are : 1) is the Cheshire inserted and faced the right way ? that wasn't really clear in the videos I watched. 2) Are any further adjustment required in your opinions? Telescope :skywatcher 150p heritage
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Does anyone happen to know what the eye relief is for the Eyepieces that came with the scope ? I cant seem to find them anywhere. The reason I'm asking it because I wear glasses and want to get a feel for what I have and what the upgrades are (are they below 20mm eye relief example for example) Eyepiece 1.25″ Super 25mm (26x) Eyepiece 1.25″ Super 10mm (65x)
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Hi friends, My first telescope arrived today and all the tightening screws on the primary had fallen out. They were lose in the box. When I look into the scope with it faced to a white wall , I see my eye in the middle but the rest of the image is the back of the scope (behind me). I'm assuming that my secondary is heavily not aligned ? Am I supposed to see the white wall as the rest if the image ? (example if i wave my hand in front of the primary I see nothing , but behind the secondary I see my hand. (images attached) Sorry for the noob question,I have telescope compilation cap and little confused about the secondary
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Thank you @Alan64 for such a detailed answer and with Australian links You are correct Jupiter, Saturn and Mars transit high enough in the sky here in Australia. Great info around the variable-polariser didn't know they existed until now, sounds like something I must add it my list. The one you mentioned is out of stock is the below a good substitute ? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SVBONY-1-25inch-Variable-Polarizing-Filters-For-Astronomic-Telescope-Eyepieces-/174413078735?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10 I have already purchased the following 2x barlow http://www.astroanarchy.com.au/Accessories/Saxon_Barlow2xT2.html
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Hi friends, I have finally ordered the skywatcher 150p tabletop dobsonian telescope with 2x Barlow (My first scope) And super excited to start when it arrives. Do these scopes come collimated ? Also I have read how easy it is to use a laser collimator, they range in prices and have read that some are actually no accurate, if I headed down this path what would be a good laser collimator ? Any other tips are welcome too please Thank you Alex