Neil H

Hi if that does not work try this clear  PAE then do PAE training on 3 well known targets then try and see it helps mine when it's have senior moment 

More than amazing I am speechless so much detail you can look at it for hours well done 

Your just down the road from me in the summer I am at Felmersham bortle 4  .Pete is at Bedford really nice guy 

Hi I know it a bit of a drive but it's worth it pop over to Tring astronomy they have about 100 scopes set up on mounts so you can get hands on and feel what your buying and it's size 

https://www.tringastro.co.uk/

Hi and welcome your months of learning will be more of a life time the learning never ends 

 Kendrick filters are made of baader solar film

https://www.kendrickastro.com/solarfilters.html

I have a Kendrick filter for my 8 inch very nicely made views are good I did read that Kendrick make solar filters for NASA so you won't go wrong as John said Kendrick or baader 

Nice pic Paul

Very sad news I never had chance to read any of his threads as I am to new on here , my deepest condolences to his wife and family

Brilliant images I hope I can get some this good I have the same camera but a bresser 127/1200

Welcome to SGL I started with the same scope had fun but soon upgraded 

Still great shot Nigella love your images 

Hi the ones that normally come with the scope are not good I upgraded mine to a top of the range SW one that allows 99% of the light into the eyepiece , if your worried about the screw marking the eyepiece get the 2 inch one and fit a self centering eyepiece holder like the baader click lock 

The bresser is tight image around the Sun spots you can see the granular surface , the newt image is a little smaller it shows the Sun spots but harder to see granular surface , but I found it you use a phone to take a photo the newt works better , still working to get images from refractor using a phone or the ASL224MC

Hi I use my bresser 127/1200 with a Lacerta wedge and continuum filter and the views are great I would love to try a Lunt wedge to see what it better I also use my 8 inch Orion optics Newtonian with a Kendrick full aperture filter and that also works well , just love solar viewing 

Mine does the same thing I just clear PAE then after 3 star alignment I do PAE training on 3 stars then I find it hits it's targets mine is on a tripod so I have to polar align every time 

Hi it's a great image for a phone 

Hi using a phone with out a mount is so hard so get a phone to eyepiece mount , depending on what phone you have there are loads of apps to control the phone camera , Samsung phones have the voice control so this stops the camera shake as you take the photo other makes may also be able to do this only had samsungs

Hi I had a go the other day but my wedge was at the caravan so used the VX8L and Kendrick filter but seeing was not good so a poor effort with smart phone 

Polar alignment pro does everything from levelling the mount to polar alignment it also has day time polar alignment which is fairly good it's only a tiny bit out but I find using it day time then check at night Polaris is not out by much it will 100% be in the polar scope ready for fine adjustment

Hi the polar apps are just for the polar scope alignment , no synscan needed 

Hi take a look at polar alignment pro it has different one here are the one it has 

Brilliant images the Sun is amazing 

Hi and welcome if you get stuck and can't think of the words just remember picture's speak a thousand words , enjoy the hobby and this super friendly forum 

It's unusual for celestron not to have focal length on them all mine have