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  1. Thank you very much Peter. I'll go through all of these and solve my problem. Which I'm sure is a chuckle to you "ol timers" lol. Regards..Dave
  2. Hi:) I'm newly retired and here we go. Lifelong desire, but WOW! lots to learn. I have a Newtonian Orion 130st. My question is: Once I have polar aligned to the North I want to know if it is ok to loosen the azimuth lock and spin it around to look at Saturn, Jupiter; and am I still polar aligned? I find if I don't spin it that way the telescope puts me into some very strange viewing angles; which are almost impossible to use unless you are a contortionist. LOL. Thank you in advance. Tried Googling this; but couldn't get an answer. Dave
  3. Carole:) Thank you so much for your "speedy" response. How on earth did you know I have a Newtonian. LOL. It is a Orion SpaceProbe 130ST EQ. I am so new to all this, so much to learn; what a wonderful hobby. Another thing. I am finding so many on-line instructors have so many different ways of polarizing on Polaris. Whew...I suppose the skys he limit. lol. Have a good one kiddo. Dave
  4. Hello all:) I am new to this and have been out three times. My question is this. After I polarize with Polaris, I have to turn around and face the South. That way I am able to observe the moon, Jupiter and Saturn. However the telescope tube is in an awkward angle as far as the eyepieces are concerned. Therefore, I simply loosened the tube clamps and rotated the telescope into a comfortable position, allowing me to look into the eyepieces more easily. Am I throwing all Polarity by doing this?
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