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**Update** Last night I observed the moon/Jupiter and Saturn. moon was simply magnificent (pin sharp, bright) with the stock 25mm EP and not so sharp with stock 10mm EP, actually a tad blurry, and dull.. Saturn was very bright/sharp but small with 25mm. Bigger but Dull (lack of contrast) and blurry with 10mm EP. Same with Jupiter! Is it the seeing or the 10mm stock EP isn’t great! probably the latter! cheers! sam

Thanks for your response, I had read that article too, according to the calculations recommended my EP comes to 8.85 as the highest magnification EP, I am really after second hand stuff to get me going!

So…going forward would you recommend me changing the diagonal? if yes then prism or dielectric? and what assortment of EPs would you recommend? The only one I own is a celestron 32mm plossl, apart from the stock ones which came with the scope. thanks sam

I will surely try out the “precision focus device”

Hopefully tonight - if there aren’t any clouds🤞

Well, I have received a “6x30 finderscope” with my 127 skymax, and I am in the UK, visual back is 1.25” though!

Hello All, I am a newbie, still learning through various groups and forums.. Thank you all for your recommendations, specially @Tiny Clanger, I needed that extra push 😊 My 127 MAK has been delivered, and the overcast skies aren’t helping! I tried setting it up and looking through some terrestrial targets, all seems fine but the focus isn’t “pin sharp”, specially on the 10mm EP (supplied) and not too great either the 25mm EP. What do I need to do to improve it? It’s brand new so I can always swap it if required.. Any recommendations will be more than welcome! cheers! Sam PS - there are threads on the inside and outside of the visual back (where the diagonal goes in), Do I need to put something there, before shoving the diagonal? doesn’t seems right as the diagonal edge may damage the inside threads (makes a sound when diagonal goes in)

Hello Nik, just curious, what is the maximum magnification you can achieve on the 127 mak? cheers sam

Thanks Heather! you’ve made it simple for me, I do have a pair of celestron Binos (25x) and I could indeed use it alongside the MAK 127..seems like a load off chest 😊 have a good night! best wishes sam

Thank you for your comments! have you tried focal reducers to increase the fov on the mak? I can only have one, I do like the mak for its portability and it’s long focal length, but then sometimes I want to browse the sky for galaxies and DSOs too, very confused honestly!

I now have an option of swapping my current scope (as above) with a skywatcher skymax 127mm MAK, what do you guys suggest? Is it worth? thanks sam

T-ring attached directly to the camera body (no lens on the camera) and then it’s connected via a tube to the telescope

Can’t even See through the viewfinder / display screen - daytime it’s okay, too bright anyways

Hello everyone! I have a Celestron Omni f/6.5, 660 FL refractor, and I am trying to connect and take picture of Saturn (specially) through my Nikon DSLR, but I simply cannot see the target on my camera’s display, I have tried it in 2 ways - connected the camera through a T-ring (over the focuser directly), and in 2nd method I “sandwiched” an eyepiece inside the adapter and connected to my camera, what am I doing wrong? thanks sam

Great article! congratulations!!! I have a f/6.5 (660mm FL) 102mm refractor, dono consider it as fast scope calculations or not?

Welcome back!

Hello! May I ask what is the specs for your scope, where you had been using the BST 5mm and 3.2mm ? I think I am going to try one of these fairly soon! thanks sam

Hi there! I just got hold of my first scope, which is a celestron omni AZ 102 (F=660, f/6.5), I need some recommendations/suggestions for my first ep, k10 and 20 came with scope! I am looking for 1 wide (32 maybe) and another 1 for near enough max magnification. I am told by celestron cs that max magnification would be between 306 to 240 (which I highly doubt!) so please guide me in the correct direction as to not be disappointed and loose interest! thanks in advance for all your helpful suggestions!! best regards sam

Hi, I live in a light polluted area (not heavily, but still), I am planning on getting an AZ mount, which isn’t too expensive. I am thinking of AZ-4 or a vixen porta II

Hello everyone! This will be my first scope (finally), I always wanted a refractor! I am only confused between the above 2 models - I know one is for planets and the other for DSOs but I can only afford one, so which one is mostly an “all-rounder scope” - I want to observe everything- all planets, moon and DSOs too! Thanks for your help on this! best regards Sam

Hello everyone! I am a bit confused between 2 scopes, and don’t seem to find any comparison details between them.. 1) Sky-Watcher Explorer 130P (EQ-2) 2) Sky-Watcher StarQuest-130P which one is better of two and are there any reviews for these please? Thanks a ton guys! best regards Sam

Thank you all for the advise and recommendations... I think I am nearly there in deciding... 1) Skywatcher Explorer -150PL (1200 focal) EQ3-2 mount seems flimsy to me - aluminium EQ5 will make the kit very expensive (I think) 2) Skywatcher 150P (Dobsonian) just out of interest has anyone used both of the above? to get me a personal review? thanks !

With reference to my earlier post about in dilemma of choosing a new telescope, seems like it that I might have to choose. 6” purely due to lack of funds and off course storage. which 6” reflector would you guys recommend? dobs or eq2 mount? focal length 1200 or 700? this will help me narrow down to a few! thanks in advance to everyone out there!

with reference to my above query, would anyone throw some light on a comparison between Skywatcher Skyliner 200P Dobsonian and Skywatcher Skyliner 150P ? thanks sam

sorry ! its ricochet i believe, thanks a ton!