BonnyMiss

Good morning all, in answer to the the statement about the sun filter, I didn't think it was safe to use it, so I didn't, thank you for the 'heads-up.' Does anyone here have one of these........................... Sky-Watcher SK1309EQ2 Reflector Telescope.

Hello, thank you for your reply, I did set it up during the day according a lot of the Youtube videos, no, I am not using it as seen in the photos, I just 'threw' it together to take those photos today.

Thanks to all who have added their experience to this post 🙂 As requested, I have taken a few photos. I did balance the tripod using a spirit level. 🙂 There was only two eyepieces with it. Nebula I would love to take photos of anything in the night skies.......Think I will wait until I gain some experience. Haha!

Hello all, I'm new to this and as green as they come. I have always been interested in the stars, moon etc but have never felt brave enough to dip my toe in the water so to speak, that is until last week when I picked up a Tasco 9TE-5 (whatever that means) no manual present, so I looked to my friends Google and Youtube, then I found you guys (oh joy!!) I did manage to set it up and yes, I did look at the moon 🙂 I know it has to be me, the finderscope and the body of the scope are not 'speaking' to each other....................... I find my target in the finderscope but do not see the same object through the main scope. It also seems that the slightest bit of breeze or wind blows the whole thing off course. So far I love the potential of what a telescope can do and would it be wrong to crave for an easier scope ( and much newer) scope for a green bud like myself? Regards