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Thanks mate! Had to shorten the tube and make the hole a bit bigger... It ain't beautiful but it's doing it's job.

Nice! Could you tell me the ISO, ecposure etc?

Hi mate and welcome! You will love your new hobby and folks here are realy friendly and helpful. I am a newbie as you are with small Evostar 90 refractor but still it is not stopping me of reaching for some messiers. I hope that with your scope you will get hooked even more, because there isn't a hobby beautiful as this one 😉

Trying to make a phone holder out of stuff I've got at home. Been searching for something that could fit the eyepiece for a couple of days and today while I was taking number two and sitting on my toilet something pops in my eye. The cap of roll on stick! Tried fitting it and it fits like a glove! Although the eyepiece are those stock ones you get (Super). So this will probably be helpful for folks with only stock eyepieces.. Anyway here are some pictures, later I am going to drill a hole and glue it together. Then only thing to do is to wait for clear night and test it out.

Hey mate, welcome! A lot of friendly folks here willing to share their knowledge. May the skies be clear!

@AstroMuni Couldn't agree more.. Although in town where I live light pollution ain't that bad as it's a small town so I can get like 3-4km from it and the seeing is much better.

For weather try checking this out if you haven't already. https://clearoutside.com/forecast/50.7/-3.52 There is also an app for iOS and Android. Just put your location... Also check "Nightshift" app. Not sure if there is iOS version but can confirm for Android. It can be very useful.

Hi mate, a newbie here! Few days ago I bought my first telescope. Used Skywatcher Evostar 90. I was same as you, I imagined when looking through it that I would see Jupiter as it was right in front of my face, and Saturn ring as I could grab it! Boy was I mistaken. After reading a lot of posts at this forum and talking with A LOT of friendly folks I realized that it's not everything in the magnification. Right now I have "trained" my eye and can see GRS on Jupiter but it is realy small. Same goes with Saturn. But hey, how many people can see that? And I always stop when I am not satisfied and say to myself "Imagine what did Newton, Galileo see? They had even smaller scopes!" For learning even a pair of binoculars can bring those butterflies in your stomach, but having the opportunity to see everything even closer is just amazing. With a scope and patience, sky is no longer the limit.

Welcome mate! I'm a newbie as you are and can tell you that this forum is nothing but love and care from community.

Had no idea where should I put it so mods you move it in correct forum. They are nothing special until you realize they have been taken by Samsung J5 from my hand while I was shaking as I was 70 yrs old. 😅

Thanks, will definitely save this for future! @vlaiv Once again, thanks mate! I know for this website and I've used it to compare some settings.. Wish that in real life the weather conditions were perfect for seeing as they are on the website 😅 I will definitely save some money for a better eyepiece as these ones are good for an amateur as I am but would be really nice to improve it as it is possible to do it..

@John Could you tell me which eyepieces you use? Observed them last night but the Moon was so close to them that I couldn't see GRS and Cassini Division. At least I think it was because of the Moon... The question of comparison of these two was just to make me satisfied of what I bought. Wanted to buy the 130/900 but not a single shop had it at this time in my country so I found a used 90/910 refractor. Was just curious if it would make any huge differences. Thanks for both of your answers and now I can observe in peace.

Oh, now I understand it a lot better, thanks! Last night went out of town (btw I live in Kikinda) to observe moon and just to check Jupiter and Saturn. Was astonished how bright the Moon is under a scope. Saw Jupiter much better then from my pavement as the temperature was a lot colder then in town. Could see Saturn much clearer also. I know that I won't be able to see them that close with this scope and that you actually see them like a dot having 1cm radius.. Still I am in love with it. Will Andromeda be visible (the shape) under very low light pollution? And will I be able to distinguished the two rings around Saturn? Right now I see them as one..

Thanks folks! @sloz1664 Question is which one is better for observing, higher power...

Could someone tell me is SW 130/900 on EQ2 a lot better that SW 90/910 on EQ2 refractor? Primary for observing planets..

It say's Amici Prism Diagonal 90 degree...... So guess you're right. So basically they are only for flipping the picture? Information you're giving me is just top notch!

Now this is some very useful info. Thanks for that! I will probably PM you if if I have some problems or to ask for some advices as we could talk in Serbian 😅 Didn't even think of observing the Sun, I know you are not supposed to look at it without the filter, I mean you can't look with naked eye not to mention with a scope.. Tip to remove the finder is very useful as I would forget to do that...... Anyway has any of you used the moon filter? How good is it, and can you ise it on planets? Oh and what filter would you recommend for Saturn and Jupiter, if you would even recommend any... Oh yes yes, one more thing. Have no idea how to use Amici Prism...

Thanks a lot mate for this. It's really good to have our native forum as well. Tried finding some used scopes in Serbia but couldn't find any... Wish I saw this few days ago Wow, didn't know it was that heavy.. Anyways do you have any experience with small reflectors like the one I own?

Forgot to ask, which telescope would you recommend for around 450-550$? Check them out here http://www.teleskop.rs/ Where 1$ = 100 RSD approximately....

Thanks a lot for the info mate. Love this hobby. Only thing keeping me of not getting some serious scope is my budget. As salary is low in my country so I have to juggle a lot to sace some money. How much I love space shows that instead of a car (which I really need atm) I would rather buy a serious telescope. But till that day have to be satisfied with what I have. I figured out (more or less) how to use EQ2 and the scope. Last night I observed Jupiter and Saturn. Could see all of their moons (Ones that can be seen, I know that they have dozens of moons), and I was more or less satisfied as I was watching from pavement in middle of the town at 27 degree Celsius 😅. In about 2 weeks I am traveling on vacation where the house is located in middle of forrest (it doesn't even have electricity), so I want to take it there hopefully to see the red spot on Jupiter and a little bit clearer look of Saturn's rings. Thanks everyone for warm welcome. Best astro forum there is!

Thanks mate. Could you recommend me an eyepiece? Also what could I see with this telescope?

Hi folks! I just got my first telescope SW 90/910 refractor on EQ2 which was really affordable. Wanted SW 130/900 at first but not a single shop in my country has it at this time.. Anyway wanted to ask what eyepiece would be the best to watch Saturn rings.. Aaand of course Jupiter. Got the usual 10mm, 25mm and 2x barlow. Also got AMICI PRISM 90° 31.7MM. Tried with barlow and 10mm, I can see rings but its more or less blurry (I did focus the telescope). Whenever I try to use Amici, can't see a thing with any combination of eyepieces. Also when looking at moon and I want to zoom it more with barlow and 10mm it gets realy blurry. Can it all be because of current hot temperatures? I live in Serbia btw. Thanks in advance! Best one so far with 10mm and mobile phone.. Forgot to mention want to use it primary for observing not astrophotography..