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52 minutes ago, Louis D said:

You might also want to check collimation on that Newtonian with a cheshire.  This is assuming it has the ability to be collimated.

I'd start with some Revelation/GSO Plossls or similar.  Perhaps 32mm and 12mm to start with.  Eye relief will be a bit tight on the 12mm.  If the view still looks terrible, it's the scope or seeing conditions and not the eyepieces.

Hi Louis, 

I was thinking about the 28 to 32 mm eyepieces so will have a look at them because even though my saxon is crap the 25mm eyepiece supplied with it does give a half-decent view so I think it is the cheapo eyepieces and not the OTA so fingers crossed if I get a plossl or something similar it should help 🤞

But thanks for the tips 👍👍👍

3 minutes ago, DaveL59 said:

you might find the focuser rocks a bit, may be possible to improve its action, thhere's a useful guide here:

http://www.astro-baby.com/Skywatcher Focuser Tune up/Skywatcher Focuser Tune-up.htm

Cheers will surely look into this, will try anything at mo 🤪 I've dried eyepieces out on radiator ( bit drastic I know ) but seems a good improvement and cleaned secondary mirror which has made a good difference 👍

42 minutes ago, DaveL59 said:

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Re the eyepieces, does it take the regular 1.25-inch eyepieces?

Depending on your budget you might consider a zoom eyepiece, that way you get a whole range for a single price and unit. Something like a 7-21mm or 8-24mm might suit which would get you a range of x30-88 ish. Quite likely the barlow is junk too so adding a decent 2x barlow may be worth doing. Decent single eyepieces would be around £50 each for BST's so which way you go would depend on budget and can quickly add up when you build a collection of these.

Something like the SVbony SV135 7-12mm zoom might work fine in this scope and is reportedly good.

For your current eyepieces you might get a result by cleaning the lenses tho dismantling to get all the internal glass clean can be a bit daunting and needs care so you can reassemble in the correct order and orientation.

42 minutes ago, DaveL59 said:

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Re the eyepieces, does it take the regular 1.25-inch eyepieces?

Depending on your budget you might consider a zoom eyepiece, that way you get a whole range for a single price and unit. Something like a 7-21mm or 8-24mm might suit which would get you a range of x30-88 ish. Quite likely the barlow is junk too so adding a decent 2x barlow may be worth doing. Decent single eyepieces would be around £50 each for BST's so which way you go would depend on budget and can quickly add up when you build a collection of these.

Something like the SVbony SV135 7-12mm zoom might work fine in this scope and is reportedly good.

For your current eyepieces you might get a result by cleaning the lenses tho dismantling to get all the internal glass clean can be a bit daunting and needs care so you can reassemble in the correct order and orientation.

42 minutes ago, DaveL59 said:

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Re the eyepieces, does it take the regular 1.25-inch eyepieces?

Depending on your budget you might consider a zoom eyepiece, that way you get a whole range for a single price and unit. Something like a 7-21mm or 8-24mm might suit which would get you a range of x30-88 ish. Quite likely the barlow is junk too so adding a decent 2x barlow may be worth doing. Decent single eyepieces would be around £50 each for BST's so which way you go would depend on budget and can quickly add up when you build a collection of these.

Something like the SVbony SV135 7-12mm zoom might work fine in this scope and is reportedly good.

For your current eyepieces you might get a result by cleaning the lenses tho dismantling to get all the internal glass clean can be a bit daunting and needs care so you can reassemble in the correct order and orientation.

Hiya dave, I agree with you about the x3 Barlow I think saxon were having a laugh !! I've beaten you to it in pulling the OTA to bits already 😱😱😱 but glad I did as it's a lot cleaner/clearer now but still need better eyepieces, you've given me food for thought with the svbony as I've seen them advertised about so will seriously consider these so cheers 👍👍👍

Sorry to answer your question yes they are 1.25 eyepieces 

Hi all, newbie here looking for advice, I have acquired a Saxon 767az, I know its crap !! ( knew this b4 buying, but got for pennies) So EXTREMELY cheap starter option !! Now the eyepieces are just about completely useless so looking for suggestions for better options please, I have stock item x3 Barlow, 25mm,12.5, and a 6mm, and erector, now apart from 25mm which is clouded up junk , others are next to useless, lucky to get a half decent look at a clear moon view, let alone saturn, mars etc, so I was thinking of looking for an upgrade at something around 23-30mm for looking at mainly planets Dso,s will just have to wait 🤪so all suggestions appreciated ( apart from throw it in bin 🤣)