BradO

Anyone have any thoughts about a nice replacement for the 30mm 2" wide angle view lens?

Thank you Sub Dwarf, I'll give that a try this evening after work! That would allow me to get back up and running quickly! Thanks for the graphic too.

In terms of the budget, I was thinking a few hundred, and at this time the only two items I think I need to replace is the finder scope and that large 30mm 2” piece that had a nice wide angle view. I still have the eye pieces that came in the zhumell eye piece accessory kit. My laser culminator arrived from amazon yesterday, so I really need a finder scope to get back up and running! As far as feeling like a chump, yeah, all be it, I had already begun having a few beers that after noon, and knew I was taking a chance, looking back with a clear head, it is obvious what the outcome would be! Lol! Thank you

Hello all! So over the weekend I picked up a used Zhumell Z10 Dob, I had it out the first night and was thrilled to actually see the rings around Saturn! That's a 1st for me. I also enjoyed looking at Jupiter and could see 3 moons around it. However during my gazing I realized the prior owners must have smoked a ton in their house and the scope reeked like old tar and tobacco! I took a look at the primary mirror and realized it had a film of cig smoke all over it. Long story short, I took it all apart, washed it down with dish soap. Cleaned the mirrors based off a youtube video. However, I did make one dumb mistake. I put the 8 x 50 finder scope, the 30mm 2" eye piece, and 9mm 1.25" eye piece into a bucket of soapy water to allow them to soak. Well as you probably have already concluded, my scope, and eye pieces appear to now be ruined, soap suds inside the lens. I also have the Zhumell eye piece and filter kit that is here https://zhumell.com/collections/telescope-accessories/products/zhumell-125-eyepiece-and-filter-kit So my question that I am hoping you can help me with, rather than replacing these items with the standard Zhumell pieces, can you recommend replacement items that would be an upgrade to what I had previously? Then I won't feel so bad about ruining them and having to spend money to replace them. Is there an alternative to the finder scope than a traditional finder scope? Thanks everyone!