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  1. Spile
    With my zoom, I never need to guess what the ideal magnification is for a particular object is.
  2. Spile
    Would there not be enough tolerance in the 35mm to allow you to achieve focus?
  3. Spile
    With Turn Left at Orion, I think you are starting at exactly the right place.
  4. Spile
    If you have a working head torch that you have to cycle through, then you can always paint some red nail varnish on the white leds.
  5. Spile
    Clearly your experience is different to mine. I tend to to max out when observing planets aka zoom+Barlow and nudging isn’t really an issue for me.
  6. Spile
    I have just realised that the Saturn Nebula NGC 7009 and Saturn are currently very close to one another at the moment.
  7. Spile
    That is not something I notice even swapping from a 65degree EP. Nudging is something I do automatically and if I want low power then I just use the 2”.
  8. Spile
    8” Dobsonian… Base on back seat, arms facing in. Slide OTA into base Wrap a towel where OTA meets arms of base. Accessory box in boot.
  9. Spile
    I’ve printed screenshots from Stellarium (inverted to save printer ink) but I tend to use SkySafari on a tablet these days. Details below if interested.
  10. Spile
    If you get the Baader (an excellent choice by the way) then I would strongly recommend getting the matching Barlow.
  11. Spile
    The Baader Hyperion zoom and matching Barlow is a wonderful combination and it pairs well with a 2” wide angle, low power eyepiece.
  12. Spile
    If you can get along to a club to see a Dobsonian that would be ideal. That said I think the 8” is a fairly safe bet and for many it’s the sweet spot in terms of size/weight/aperture.
  13. Spile
    Finding Mercury is easier with binoculars than the naked eye for me.
  14. Spile
    I would recommend getting a copy of Turn Left at Orion https://astro.catshill.com/what-do-i-look-at/
  15. Spile
    This is how I find dim fuzzies. https://astro.catshill.com/finding-dim-objects/ As you can see asterisms are the key. I will occasionally use a print out from Stellarium but these days I tend to use an app on a tablet. It gets easier with practice and dark skies help. Where I live isn’t great and I’ve yet to see M101 but I have managed a number of others.
  16. Spile
    I use a Telrad for the initial sight and then star hop with the RACI to get the final location https://astro.catshill.com/finding-dim-objects/
  17. Spile
    Interesting. I found collimation confusing and frustrating at first but then like riding a bike, it clicked and now I find it dead easy with just a Cheshire sight tube combination tool and a cap.
  18. Spile
    I would recommend you go and see these or the equivalent sized telescope before you purchase. They may be much bigger and heavier than you realise. Any reflector is going to need collimating eventually but the good news is that it’s not difficult with the right tools.
  19. Spile
    Try my method using a Cheshire eyepiece and sight tube combination tool for the secondary and a cap for the primary. https://astro.catshill.com/collimation-guide/
  20. Spile
    Nudging a Dobsonian becomes second nature, like riding a bike. You don’t think about it.
  21. Spile
    I personally would recommend a Dobsonian mount https://astro.catshill.com/why-did-i-choose-a-dobsonian/
  22. Spile
    For me an app on a tablet and a RACI finder view are all I need to find my targets.
  23. Spile
    Only a smidge by the looks of it.
  24. Spile
    This is my interpretation of your image. I see some tilt rotation error.
  25. Spile
    I’d assumed you had taken the image through a peep hole?
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