Neil H
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It's not an American thing give me a Mustang with a blower any day
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19 hours ago, Louis D said:
Try a one or two step step stool.
Hi we do have one up the caravan so will be good once lock down is over
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If you fancy trying something out I have an app called polar alignment pro it does everything right from levelling the tripod , it will let you do a day time polar alignment by mounting your phone on the mount were the dove tail will fit , I did a few polar alignments over a few nights using the polar scope and then checked it with the app and the app showed as spot on , I would not say use it for photography long exposures but for visual it's 100%
It's worth a try it is not dear they do it for Android and iPhones
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Hi found the polar scope was hard to start off , a tiny tiny adjustment moves it a long way , but what the guys have said does work , only do the polar scope adjustment when you have loads of time you can't rush it
Set up the tripod level and at a height so you can sit and look into the polar scope then follow what the guys have said , if it starts to get worse stop walk away have a cuppa then go back to it take your time and move the grub screws a tiny tiny adjustment it will come right in the end
If you have a long living room / dining room you can put a target at one end of the room and do the adjustment in doors you want a dot about an inch in size , I found this video helped
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Hi everyone here is my story , was on eBay found a Celestron astro master 130 on bids or offer so I put offer in of £50 the guy never even answered me , it didn't sell week later he sold it for £49 be should had took my £50 lol
So in the mean time I found powerseeker 114 EQ new un used so paid for it when I got it OMG used and abused so with the help of the members on here it got cleaned mirrors ,collimated and used then the focuser failed just as that happened a skywatcher 150/750 on an EQ3-2 came up local so I got it omg what a nice telescope so flocked it put springs I the main mirror , made a really good friend on here wookie1965 , he sent me a message that a Orion Optics VX8l on a HEQ5 came up for sale an hour from me ,so put in an offer of £600 said to my wife I want get it for that price so will be ready to pay out a bit more , OMG I got back a yes so picked it up flocked it made Wilcox rings and this is were I am at now , works well with the eyepieces I upgraded on John's advice
John that a hell of a list of telescope I had to Google a lot of them
Sorry its a long story but would like to thank everyone on here for helping me so I am were I am now
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Hi and a warm welcome I also started with the 114 powerseeker but mine had been used and abused ment to have been new ( long story)
If you get stellarium on your phone as well as your pc , phone is not free but it's well worth £7.50 your be able to hold your phone up to the sky and it will tell you what your looking at which helps you learn , and has loads of info on the object your looking at
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My biggest problem is my wife is short and I am tall so if I raise the telescope to much she can't use it , so I am going for the option of not looking at targets over head so the leg problem won't come up , I still needed to balance it with Telrad on as well as spotter scope which the wheel balance weights worked 100% and also let me side telescope up in the dove tail by an inch
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Hi Revs welcome to the best forum and best hobby by light years
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Great idea Ron but once this lock down is over the telescope will be going up the caravan which is on a fishing lake a nice dark site , but that also means setting up in a field just for the summer then back home in the winter
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Hi Lee the weather is the curse of the new Telescope , warm welcome to one big family
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Hi also remember a telescope can't kill you , just your wife if she knows how much you spend lol
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Hi can you tell us what parts of the sky you can see from your site
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Hi all I did this video it may help this link is not working so go-to one below
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Hi everyone ok here's the update golf club weights didn't make any impact , the car wheel balance weights work really well I have raised the telescope an inch and added a Telrad and balance is perfect I had to use 3 strips of , I had more I could have raised the telescope 2 inches but 1 inch will help it may even stop the telescope from hitting the leg
All the weights are stuck on the back of the mirror mount in layers so can't be seen ,just waiting to give it a test run if the sky is clear later
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Hi get stellarium plus its worth the £7.50 you can also use this to move your goto telescope to your target it will tell you what star is what when you point your phone at it
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Out of interest I just checked mine the synscan app says 178m the map says 174m so not that far out for me , but I do turn on the synscan app and leave it for about 3 minutes so it has time to give a better reading
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Well I was lucky Eton college near Windsor let the public in to there observatory they have a huge telescope I lined up for about 2 hours to Get in but was so worth it , I will be 100 when it comes round again I may not live that long , but I can still remember what I saw through the eyepiece and will never forget it
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Hi and welcome guys
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Get a go-to but the EQ5 may not be up to the job due to the weight the camera adds most start with HEQ5 as minimum NEQ6 is really good
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Hi Carole I went for the golf weights as they are oval not square, look on eBay the golf ones are pricy compared to the square car wheel balance weights but the car ones are so cheap even for a box
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11 hours ago, DaveL59 said:
Hi Neil, hopefully you mean on the OTA rather than in? Wouldn't be good for one to drop onto the mirror if it got a bump...
Hi a while back I had to move mirror forward to get it to focus so I have a gap at the back of the OTA were the fan is , I don't think I need a lot of weight so just to try it ,I have some golf club balance weights coming they are sticky backed oval in shape if I use all I will have 24grams extra weight I could always add some car wheel balance weights as well , I will let you know how I get on
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Hi Neo and welcome the clouds and rain are the curse of the new Telescope lol
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Hi everyone as you know the upgrade bolts with the ratchet hits the polar scope and you can't refit polar cap as the ratchet is bigger than it used to be , Zolton at 365astronomy does upgrade bolts which look like the bolts the mount came with but are tougher stainless steel he has the short ones in stock and has the longer one coming in next week sometime just in case any one wants some
Synscan power supply
in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
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Hi I use a Celestron power pack the power leads on a Celestron is the same as skywatcher tip is live on the plug
And a gell power pack to run the cooling fan on the mirror also it will charge my phone etc while out