ballisticbrian

I have a question about the 3 x Barlow I have with my vintage 0.96 setup. When adding the Barlow in positioned at the moon, I am having trouble focusing. My instinct is that I have to reel the focus into th scope to compensate for the lengnth of th Barlow. Is this correct? Is the eye piece always fully inserted into the Barlow lens? Beginners guide required! lol

Commanderfish, how would you rate this as a beginner scope and how different is it to the Bresser you recomended? https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/skywatcher-evostar-120-eq3-2-telescope.html

Lockheed Martin on "The Hubble Telescope", 😆😆😆

What is pinching for the resident noob?

I liked your reply but I did the exact opposite oooops 😕 I figured that as Ive seen one of these sell for 60 or 70 pounds and it was in poor condition, that it might be worth me getting all the original parts to go with this one so when I sell it on, it's complete. I bought, all in 0.96, the prism 90 degree thing, 3 eye pieces and a 3x bartholemu. And judging by the scope he was selling on it's own, I hink that these items are as near goddamit as the originals that came with this telescope. Hopefully you can see my logic, can't wait to get this fired up with its vintage parts and see what we can see.

Hey, I have the chance of getting some 0.965 pieces cheaply for this scope. Shall I go for that or was the idea of getting a 1.25 converter and some 1.25 eyepieces a good upgrade option. (bearing in mind I may sell all this and go for a new refractor?)

Thank you for the suggestions, I need to read it a few times as some of it is new to me. I punched in the telescope you mentioned on eBay and non were found but as "similar items" it showed me this: Bresser Messier AR-152S / 760 Refractor OTA Telescope ONLY

What would you buy if you were a complete beginner and only a budget of a few hundred quid,? (Im sure its ben discussed on here before but anyway)

Someone has a similar telescope possibly a few models down right now on eBay and it doesn't look like it has been stored in a dry place and it has a bid for 49.99 on it and 10 quid postage. I'm suprised how saleable such an old scope is worth to be honest!!! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Wooden-Tripod-Hilkin-T-504-Telescope/284197765599?

The reason I would buy an adapter and all the eye pieces in 1.25" is because I have every hope to get into it, and then the eye pieces would be useful on another setup. I'm doing this for the children though, I am slightly night blind and wear glasses. So far, all I have really seen is the moon. I'll probably need to upgrade my barlow lense too I guess. Maybe I should really be looking for whole new telescope, but if I can get this going cheaply that would be ok. Does adding 90 degree prisms add to this lengnth / focus issue as described about the 30mm 1.25" adapter? Also, I've now looked at the descriptions of the converters in the link above - ens optical and it appears they are for using 0.965 eye pieces and not the other way round.

The reason I would buy an adapter and all the eye pieces in 1.25" is because I have every hope to get into it, and then the eye pieces would be useful on another setup. I'm doing this for the children though, I am slightly night blind and wear glasses. So far, all I have really seen is the moon. I'll probably need to upgrade my barlow lense too I guess. Maybe I should really be looking for whole new telescope, but if I can get this going cheaply that would be ok. Does adding 90 degree prisms add to this lengnth / focus issue as described about the 30mm 1.25" adapter?

OK, so I assume it does work ok then, I'm due to bid soon on some 1.25" bits. Link to a 1982 pop video for OLDFORT containing a very similar if not the same telescope and tripod as this , time stamp 2:03

Arrr, that would be a problem!!! What would happen? I wonder has anyone tried this? 😮

OK I may be using it slightly incorrectly, but surely you first read the whole parts of an inch which I think is 15/16ths, and then the fraction part as you mention which is an additional 5 fractions of a 16th of an inch?

So just to clarify, my gauge shows 10 scorelines at the top of the gauge and the first line from the left is the mark. It does appear to me to be just under an inch? Or am I using the gauhe wrongly on the shaft of the eyepiece? Haven't bought what I was looking for yet, nor have a camra roll tube.