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  1. Thanks for the response. The other side is a different style cap unfortunately
  2. Hi all, First time taking the Binoculars out tonight and I lost the end cap for the centre bolt/thread. (See photo) They are Pentax SP 8x40 I have had a quick look on google and can’t find spare parts anywhere. Can anyone offer some advice on where to find it?Thanks in advance
  3. Thanks. The tube fouls on the tripod now as it is so could be even worse then. It’s a shame that I won’t be able to use the phone and starsense app with other larger scopes
  4. Hello all, We currently have a Celestron Starsense explorer 130DX. The mount provided has a mount which you can use the starsense mobile app for navigating the stars which is brilliant! My question is would I be able to upgrade the scope for example buy an 8” Reflector and put it on the same mount? Would the mount supplied be able to handle a bigger scope? I want to be able to continue to use the starsense mobile app you see. Many thanks
  5. I’ve been searching on google for some eyepieces and some of them are coming up for really great prices on Ali Express. Seems a bit suspect to me. Anyone have any experience using them? Thanks all
  6. Hi all, We have just subscribed to BBC Sky at night for 3 months at a cost of £5 on offer. In the first magazine is a further offer of 24 months for the price of 12 (£52.80). Seems like a great price to me. The offer says expires 28th Feb. My question is do I need to rush into this or is this offer available in all the issues/all of the time? I’m hoping there are some regular readers out there who may know. Thanks
  7. Hello all, Been looking at entry level eyepieces for a few weeks. I am sick to death of looking at them now and need to go for it! Our scope is a 5” reflector f/5. There is a potential I will be moving for a larger reflector in the next year or two maybe 10 or even 12” so some continuity in use of the eyepiece would be helpful! I am looking at entry level eyepieces for around the £40-£80 mark. I have whittled it down to what seems to be a forum favourite the BST starguiders and the Baader Classic Series Ortho. If anyone has any tips or advice it would be greatly appreciated . I’ve looked for so long now I am being blinded by too much choice. I’ve read literally hundreds of forum posts and I’m pretty lost! I am quite content with the 25mm telescope supplied eyepiece currently so not 100% sure if I will replace that at this stage. If I don’t I could potentially spend slightly more on just a high and medium powered eyepiece instead.
  8. Is it just a case of it’s a cheap supplied focuser and an upgrade would be better?
  9. Hey all, Just after a bit of advice regarding the focuser supplied with the Celestron Starsense explorer 130dx. I am a beginner and collimate with a laser . One thing that is frustrating is that when I move the focuser in and out there is an awful lot of play in it. The play is that much that it changes the position of the laser on the primary mirror Centre circle quite significantly depending on where it’s left. I have uploaded a video to show an example of this. Surely if there is that much play in the focuser it’s just a lottery as to the position it will stop in when you use it? For this reason the collimation process can only be so accurate with the play of the focuser. Surely the laser should be in the circle ⭕️ f the primary mirror regardless of the position of the focuser? Many thanks in advance everyone IMG_3619.MOV
  10. I will do. They haven’t even responded to me yet they have just done the work. As soon as they write back I will send my thanks and praises
  11. Hey all, I would like to share my experience with some light pollution from a lamp post and how the Council were so efficient in dealing with it. We have a really bright LED lamp post behind our garden lighting up an alleyway. Regardless of looking at the stars, the light from it is excessive and floods into mine and the neighbours gardens/windows. We can view with our telescope out there but we have to shelter behind an outbuilding so that we are not in the direct beam of light. This hinders what we can look at and can be really frustrating! I thought I would chance my luck and ask the council if they could help in any way. The beam of light enters many gardens and is is quite overwhelming regardless of whether you are trying to use a telescope or not. I contacted them around 5 days ago to see if there is any way in which they could assist with guards or to even consider turning it off. I was out in the back garden this afternoon and I noticed the lamp post was being lowered down. I went out to speak to a workman about it. He said they are fitting guards to stop the beam of light entering gardens and also turning the brightness down! Absolutely fantastic result and all done within the week. I thought it would be a good idea to share my experiences in dealing with the council to highlight there are options out there. You don’t have to give up with stargazing or put up with invasive light on your property. All I would say is be polite, be constructive and be realistic. The council should do what they can within their budget to help you if they can. All the best and good luck if anyone else is trying to deal with light pollution from street lights on your property
  12. Thanks. The x2 Barlow wasn’t supplied with the scope I purchased it separately. Either way, point taken on the Barlow and I will use the Zoom next time without it. Thanks! Now the minefield of trying to pick some eyepieces....
  13. Hello all, I posted recently about getting my daughter a telescope and ended up going for the Celestron starsense explorer 130 (5 inch reflector). We went for this for ease using the starsense app which has been brilliant for my 7 year old to navigate the stars. I am a complete beginner by the way with no prior experience. We have had a few ok ish nights but the tonight was by far the best. Up until now we have been using a Svbony 7-21 zoom eyepiece with a x2 Barlow permanently fitted. (Not sure if this is the best or correct way) I went for the zoom eyepiece so my daughter didn’t have to keep changing lenses all the time which I thought could be a pain. Tonight the conditions were perfect but the eyepiece kept getting a blurry spot in the middle. I presumed it was moisture from the air possibly? I opted to go for the Celestron supplied eyepieces which I have read on reviews are pretty awful. I must admit I hadn’t even used them until tonight. My first thoughts using them......WOW. I am not saying they are amazing eyepieces because I’m sure they are the cheapest of the cheap but the views we got tonight with the 10mm& 25mm out perform the svbony by a mile in my opinion. The field of view is much wider too! I went back to all of the points of interest I had already viewed up until that point with the zoom lenses and each an every one of them were far superior. We could see a distinct glow from Orions nebula which blew our minds! Me and my daughter are already looking forward to our next clear night. I will definitely be looking to invest in individual eyepieces from now on. Even at entry level I’m surprised by the ones supplied by Celestron. I will apologise in advance if any of my terminology was incorrect, but I thought I would share my experiences so far. Maybe it’s a lesson for me to try all the gear before making a judgement. If anyone has any tips or advice please share the knowledge! Clear skies!
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