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That's crazy have you been observing the sky long I did have a 250p sky watcher dob which was great but was to bulky and big and due to having a baby I had to make room but I did persuade the wife to let me have a smaller scope lol I will be ordering the svbony zoom tonight with amazon as it's only £49.99 

That's crazy are the prices all the same? And with the alignment I'm pretty sure it asked for both. first with the finder and then through the eye piece for each star. would I need to check to see  if the finder scope is in  line with the actual scope as I did take it off to replace the battery I didn't know if I have to adjust it or will it be at a fixed position probably a silly question I know but have no clue lol

Lol yer I will probably get the 7-21mm I see you have the orion one what's that like ? 

I don't know if it has a 2inch back all I know is that it fits 1.25 eye pieces could I not get an 2 inch adapter or is that not possible for my type of scope ?  https://www.astroshop.eu/telescopes/celestron-telescope-ac-90-910-nexstar-90-gt-goto-sun-planet-set/p,57599

Thanks all I think I might look at the svbony zoom and give that ago I was wrong it's not an 8mm it's a 4mm that came with the scope  i feel it maybe easier to align the scope with a better ep rather than the 4mm as I have to point it at 3 bright stars unfortunately haven't managed to do that yet as it's been cloudy ever since I brought the scope lol typical

 

Thanks for the info so if the telescope doesn't have very wide  fov  will getting an eye piece with bigger fov not work ? I am sorry I have very little clue how all this works I get how Barlow lens works which is a start lol does this mean I should stay away from eye pieces like 30mm 40mm 50mm ?

I think it's 910mm  I don't know if that's good or bad lol 

I do see alot of them on ebay but they seem very cheap and didn't know if they were ideal so you don't recommend getting a Barlow lens for my telescope ?

 this is my scope are the svbony eps any good ?

Hi I've just brought a celestron nexstar 90 gt refractor not the WiFi version but the goto one unfortunately it only came with a standard 8mm ep which I struggle to look through the pin hole  I'm not to familiar on what what kind of eye pieces are recommended for this type of scope I'm looking to spend around £60 for a newish  ep maybe around 15mm or 20mm any help or advice would be great also should I buy a Barlow lense ? 

Hi I've just brought a celestron nexstar 90 gt refractor unfortunately it only came with a standard 8mm ep which I struggle to look through I'm not to familiar on what what kind of eye pieces are recommended for this type of scope I'm looking to spend around £60 for a newish  ep maybe around 15mm or 20mm any help or advice would be great also should I buy a Barlow lense ? 

I literally turned my phone upside down set it to 30second Exposure no app or even editing I live in the Cotswolds and get pretty good clear skies  with no light pollution so I guess that helps lol

Thanks  I will have a read just looking for something to dim the planets a little bit as they seemed very bright the other night 

Hi all I’m currently using a sky watcher 250p dob and only have 2 eye pieces 12mm and 7mm but have no filters and don’t know a lot about them would they improve any detail or color  to the night sky or planets ?  Probably a dumb question and I can only apologize  

Thanks 

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Hi all  here are some pics I’ve taken of the moon using my sw 10 dob and just an iPhone 11 camera  unedited as I have no idea about Astrophotography took me awhile as I didn’t have a phone mount or adapter lol just a steady hand I’m still new to all this so they aren’t great Suggestions and tips would be great  I am currently looking into getting a slightly better camera I have been told a canon 450d would be ideal for beginners and at a reasonable price but I just don’t know 

Thanks I just don’t know what first decent eye piece to get I’m kinda stuck lol

 Hi all are the Celestron X-Cel LX Series Eyepieces any good for my 250p sw Dobson ? 

Thanks John I will be investing in a new eye piece when I get paid  still not sure which one I’m going to get yet lol there’s to many 

Hi all recently had my first go on the dob last night using  the only eye piece I have atm which is a super 25Mm wide angle long eye relief pointed at Venus could see what looked be a bright tiny moon is that normal for that size of eye piece ? 

Lol unfortunately I live in area Surrounded by acres and acres of woods fields etc. the little village has around 20houses In a little cul-de-sac with no street lights I might be able to find a telegraph pole far enough to do it maybe ?

Thanks yeah I collimated it yesterday watched a great simple video on YouTube as it came with a laser Tool manage to do it In a few minutes I do need to set the finder scope up properly Tho The Seben 8-24 zoom this sounds cheap and cheerful ?

I do have a 2inch adapter but I think I’m gonna stick to the 1.25 lens  atm as I’m new to astronomy and to all the equipment lol would it also be worth investing in some filters planetary,lunar ect  I live in the cotswold in the middle of nowhere and get great clear skies a lot of the time Lol typical as soon as I purchased the telescope I haven’t been able to use it yet as it’s been cloudy the past couple of days 

Cool thanks I see a lot of 30-40 mm with  high degrees on eBay what are these normally used for ?