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Hi Simon I have the HEQ5 if I want to look at some thing manually I use hand control to move telescope under its own power to the object so it knows were it is and will track also you can ask if to tell you what your looking at if you dont know like me

If you have money paying out £63k on a telescope would like me buying mine at £50 same with cars some drive £30k motors others drive £150k motor if you have the money it does not feel as your paying a lot Also think of the bragging rights your have with a £63k telescope

Hi Paul so glad you made it outside , get you had a lovely evening , tonight is ment to be nice too

Hi yes it does that's how I got the photo of the hazey patch at the side of the moon I learn some thing new every day from the best teachers in the world

Thank you both for the reply Your life savers so glad I not got to clean the mirrors

Yes OO VX8L It is only with the 40mm 20mm or 15 mm does not show it

Hi guy just been out looking at the moon if i use my 40mm omni eyepiece there is a strange hazey part in the lens bang in the middle so i tried to clean it and its still there so i got out another 40 mm plossl and its the same there is a hazey mark in the middle of the view so i put in a 20mm and no mark so i dont think its on the mirror but i may be wrong So now down to you all what do you think is wrong If you look at photo its the mark just right of the moon

Was all clouds but I still set up glad I did turned into a clear night and got to see it amazing sight

Update.......Hi John that link you posted was really good , I did star test tonight and it was spot on ,so very happy I got the Collimation right

Hi I only have the one telescope so it's my most used lol , I love the hobby so much I don't mind setting it up just for 10 mins of gazing

Hi Chirs welcome to the best forum with the nicest members

Hi the mirrors make the telescope flat mirrors are cheaper than parabolic mirrors , but also what is the tube made from some are tin pricy ones are aluminium or carbon fibre , then you also have the mount some mounts are £1000s Best value are dobs you get a lot of aperture for very little money , I went EQ mount as the tripod is more usable for me as a lot of my dark sites are not level ground , I got all my telescope second hand , the one I have now is an Orion Optics which has top class mirrors and a HEQ5 mount , cost new is £1400 I got it for £600 So keep looking on this site on the for sale section , also look on astro buy and sell UK , if you see something your interested in add a link and the members on here will tell you if it's good or not But while your waiting sort out what you have and start to learn how to use it , lots of people start this hobby with binoculars you can see more than you think you will

Hi and welcome to the best forum

Hi save your money that would be no good for a camera it's ok for visual , for AP your want some thing along the lines of 130PDS with the HEQ5 pro go-to mount or if you want a bigger telescope like 200PDS your need the NEQ6pro If AP is what your really want to do pop down to the AP section loads to read up on just don't buy a visual telescope it won't do AP as well as the AP set up

Hi I had that size of telescope they are not bad once set up right , the eyepieces are not good , so I upgraded on the advice of members on here and it made a difference to the telescope, later I upgraded the telescope to a 150/750 F5 fast telescope the better eyepieces came in to there own with the better scope , I then upgraded again to a 200/1200 Orion optics telescope and the eyepieces I still use on this telescope , so the out lay on the eyepieces was so worth it , so if you can go to the BST your not be wasting money and your be ready to later upgrade your telescope

Hi FLO do them https://www.firstlightoptics.com/catseye-collimation-tools/catseye-infinity-xlkp-autocollimator.html https://www.firstlightoptics.com/catseye-collimation-tools.html

Hi lovely photo , I was gutted I got up at 4 am setup but there is a house in the way so could not see it at all I am so glad you posted a photo so I can at last see it thank you

That sounds great I don't mind not having the WOW moment, just love this hobby

Well got up at 4am set up , well I could see the wall of a house behind me , looks like my WOW moment will have to wait for now

That sounds great can't wait for that WOW moment

Ok that will be nice to see ,as I am new there are lots of WOW moments

Thanks for the info they may be to low as I have houses in that direction but I will give it a go

Thank you these are the 2 , I most want to see it may not be good as light pollution in that direction, I see it shows 5 am so I will get up at 4 and set up

You Hi can you give a newbie a clue of were to look is it South , South West

Hi Tom welcome to the best forum Neil Luton