JackTaylors9

That’s perfect! Thank you so much! Exit pupil is my next study. have a great day

Ahh I understand now! So in order to get a greater FOV I need a larger aperture than 76mm. Preferably one that has a 2” focuser? You’re a gent sir!

That’s great to know, so what telescopes would be the best size for galaxy hunting? Could I see the andromeda through mine?! Ive been looking at wide angled pieces, I’ve found a 1.25” SWA 70 degree wide angle piece and thought that could be good for my scope. Would that suffice for ‘hunting’? thank you

Amazing! I will definitely wait until the telescope arrives and play around with the eyepieces it comes with, and then make a decision. i will also definitely purchase the inclinometer! thank you so much!

Thank you for getting back to me so fast! It comes with the 2x Barlow, a 10mm eyepiece and a 25mm. I understand that I need a good selection? I’m interested in a 27mm SWA 70 degree wide angle eyepiece - would that be good for nebula hunting? And then I am guessing I’d need a magnification at the lower end, 5-6mm? For focusing in? many thanks!

Brand new to this all. I have been a huge fan of astronomy for a long time but never knew which scope to get. Once I found out what scope to get I then became even more confused about the wide array of magnifications there are out there and what they do! I digress; after a lot of Youtube videos, countless hours of researching I have now purchased my first ever deep space scope - the Orion space probe II 76mm equatorial reflector! I am highly interested in hunting nebula’s and deep space star clusters. I ask but only one question, which magnification is best for me? I understand a UHC/OII filter may be needed and also a wide angle eyepiece, anything from between 70 degrees to 90 I am assuming? I just don’t know what magnification to search with. I am assuming I start with low power and then work my way up? anyway, thank you for reading. Any help is greatly appreciated!