Andy350

Sorry Sunshine, hope I didn't offend. Thanks for the help all. What kind of an image could I get of say Mars with perfect conditions. Happy with what I found of the moon 😀 Regarding star Nebular, how much detail can you see. I haven't picked up the recommended books yet, on my to do list. But will be looking at the drum stool.

Thanks Brown Dwarf, I'm not sure if it makes a difference but, my scope only has 6", very inadequate 🙄

I will aim to find M13, I did read that this is only visible between June and October. What type of magnification is best. I have both the 10x and 25x eyepieces with the 2x Barlow.

Am I better off just using the 25mm eyepiece with the barlow when viewing the Orion Nebula? I am hoping to go out tonight if the skies are clear.

I know this is a daft question but, what should a focused start look like in the scope? I have two eyepieces and a 2x Barlow lens, and I probably spend too much time interchanging.

I do have StarTracker, which is the paid version, but I get the feeling that it's not always pointing in the correct place. I will order that book, many thanks.

Thanks Red Dwarf, that is very helpful. I will look at the Atlas's that you have mentioned. I have a DOB 150P classic. I also have a 2x Barlow lens. I suppose not using one before I have no idea of what I should be able to see?

Due to the recent weather I have not been out as much as I would have liked. Managed to get out last night, but it wasn't really successful, the moon decided not to show up 😆 What is the best way to identify objects, I have a phone app that will point me in the direction of planets, but at the moment nothing is really viewable? I can find Mars easy enough, but struggle to focus, maybe I need to be a little more soft on the focus. The sky was bright with stars last night, but in the end I was better of just looking with the naked eye. Any pointers gratefully appreciated. Thanks Andy

I used a water butt stand, worked really well, just need to be careful as it is a little top heavy, but I can weigh the stand down. Thanks

Makes sense now, just noticed that there is a thread on the part that can screw into the EOS T-ring.

Sorry, just getting confused, if a buy the camera adapter then I don't need the nose piece that slots into the telescopes focuser?

One last question, is there any benefit from using the 2" t adapter rather than the 1.25"?

Thank you for the link.

Thanks for think. I have the sky-watcher classic 150P. It did come with a 2" adapter as well.

It is a 1.25".

It's a Canon EOS 600D, not great spec but still takes OK photos. I have a 6" dobsonian. I would like to get some nice moon photos to start with. Thanks Andy

Could someone advise on an apapter for a camera please?

Last night I was impatient, spent an hour looking up at the moon. Overall results were pretty good, I've only got a 10 and 25mm eyepiece, also a 2x Barlow. I wasn't really sure which to use, but the moon filter was a good buy. At first I kept thinkning I was knocking the scope, the moon kept moving to the right, then remembered that the earth spins. I was a good experience, just need some practice on using the eye lens and finding a more comfy viewing position, as bending over can be quite uncomfortable in a short time.

I have an fairly old DSLR camera, I think it's about 6-8mb in resolution. I am not sure if I should pickup an adapter for this or something for my smart phone, which does take some great pics with much higher resolution. are there pros and cons of each? I would really like to capture some images of the moon and whatever planets I can see of possible and get them enlarged and mounted. Thanks Andy

I really cannot wait. Over the past few months there have been a few clear skies, which would have been perfect. I use the Android phone app called "StarTracker" and the amount of times it shows me that Jupiter, Saturn and the moon are in alignment and all I have is the naked eye.

Hi Pete, many thanks.

Managed to site the finder today, that took a while as I had forgotten that all images would be upside down. I picked a building on a hill a few miles away it came out really well, changing the eyepiece increased the size of the image but made it darker which makes sense. It was fascinating being able to read a road "give way" sign.

Thanks, I have some trees in the distance that I can use for this exercise.

Thanks again Heather. It all turned up this morning, looks larger in real life. I've taken your comments onboard and will setup later today, I bit cloudy at the moment to do any moon gazing.

Thanks Heather, this is really useful. Even pointing to Dobsonian looks complicated ! 😅