Hi everyone been some time since i was last here..Ive changed the scopes I had back thenall my Tal scopes have gone to different owners... I now have a 130 mm skywatcher dob and a skywatcher 130 skyscan..I have tried collimating them both using a laser collimator and a cross air type one to but I`m not getting them right, I do everything as it shows me even watched youtube vids and still the collimating is slighty out..I`ve just sent now for a collimator cap hoping that will help..If anyone can help it will be muchly appreciated I`m stumped as I cant use the reflewctor type so I`m having to lug my big gun around the Skywatcner 150n refractor the oder Blue model as its so big  its more like a canon lol but as much as i love it , I dont want to be lugging this around all the time at my age lol ..thankyou in advance Phil

Thanks Keith but I spoke too soon Thick grey cloud rolling in from the irish sea nr Blackpool here I doubt by time it gets dark the skies will still be clear ..beautful and clear all day here ..and as always seems night falls and clouds roll in ...GRRRRRRRRRRR so frustrating ..oh well I can watch Star Trek lol

10 minutes ago, KeithP22 said:

Hope it stays clear for you.

Well its clear out so far hope it stays this way for a few more hours at least...Gonna give the Orion XT 10 dobsonian its first outing as it arrived today, looks a beast I hope all the reviews Ive read about it are as good as they tell me really excited cant wait for darkness to fall...gonna hit the two star cluster under the W of Cassiopea first as this is one of my fav constellations for rich fields hopefully they will be even richer thru` the 10 inch then have a whip round the heavens  to see some other sights ..Bodes and Andromeda Galaxy`s...no doubt I`ll come back and let you know later how the views are. will be using Orion 2inch eyepiece 22m and my Tal 25m plossl eyepiece<<I love this Tal one always seems so sharp and crystal and also the Orion E series Zoom eyepiece gonna get off here and adjust my eyes to the dark hope to msg you later for the rundown ..clear skies to all

Thanks guys  I do have a few eyepieces from my Tal scopes which are always good I recently purchase a Burgess optical Planetary zoom eyepiece SWA-58-6 WA plossl 6mm eyepiece... and also a Orion E- series zoom eyepiece 7-21mm zoom...wont know how well these will work in the Dob until we get rid of this cloud we seem to be plagued with..got the usual lens from my celestron scope that came with the 70mm refractor also i got a RK 20mm< this was given to me appears to be decent..so a reasonable bundle of eye pieces  if you add in the original tal ones too..o i really need fork out any more money. I  will look at the flo optics you mentioned but will only buy if i really need  to replace the ones i already have ..thanks for your relies gents...phil bod

6 minutes ago, NGC 1502 said:

I’m a long term owner of a 10” Dob.  Maybe use the stock eyepieces for a while, a few sessions with those will give you a chance to get to know the scope.

Well recommended are BST Starguiders.    I’ve not tried them myself but there’s many good reports.

A nice set of 3 eyepieces for low medium and high power would give great viewing.
 

Suggestion - low power 40-60x, medium power 100-130x, high power 180-220x.  Not set in concrete of course, perhaps see what others have to say.  Eyepiece choice is a huge subject.....

Ed.

 

5 minutes ago, Rob_UK_SE said:

For £47 each you can’t really go wrong with BST starguiders. FLO offer a discount when you order two or more. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/bst-starguider-eyepieces.html They have a 60 degree field of view which is certainly wider than the typical 50 degrees associated with standard plossl eyepieces. For a 10” dob I would recommend the 25mm, 12mm and 8mm to begin with.

Not all eyepieces are created equal and spending more isn’t always about improved sharpness, contrast and transmission. The amount of eye relief and achieving wider fields of view are very much factors influencing the design and ultimate price of modern day eyepieces.

Just bought the Orion 10 inch dob , I have now a small budget left for decent eye pieces can any give me any tips of what eyepieces to buy that will work well with this scope 2 maybe 3 eyepieces and roughly 70 quid on each or a little mor if i dont need 3 thanks ifrom phil bod I await the expert advice

Hi John and Thanks for reply and info...yeah having read reviews online it tempted me to buy it..cant wait to see it arrived ...just hope we get some good clear nights to try it out...I`m near Blackpool so we suffer alot from cloud these days very frustrating

hi all ... Just purchased this whopping telescope today should be here in a few days its the Orion 08946e 36X Reflector Telescope 10inch Dob..read alot of reviews all claiming it was fantastic  so I decided to get it after a few days of deliberation and pondering...I own the Tal 100 r which I love and a Skywatcher 150/1200 refractor ...so dont know if this Orion will be better I`m hoping so ..maybe someone on here could let me know thanks