Lux1

I'm speechless, looking forward to seeing the completed project.

I've made one. It worked very well at moderate magnifications. I then broke it up for firewood when I brought my GOTO mount.

Hi all,

Just looking for some advice and recommendations for viewing the planets - in particular Saturn & Jupiter. Currently I have the stock 10mm and 25mm eyepiece supplied with my Skywatcher Explorer 130M, along with the stock 2x Barlow. I've read that a 5mm eyepiece would be a good choice, but I was hoping that perhaps some users with some experience of similar scopes might be able to recommend some specific types/models for this purpose. Also any general advice would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Matt.

I find a good 6 or 9mm or even a 15mm with a 2x barlow.

I have an Astro Revelation eyepiece set, for about £90 you get a 32mm wide angle eyepiece, also 20, 15, 9mm and a very good 2x barlow - along with filters. Everything you could really need. (In my humble opinion!)

I ordered a skywatcher AZ goto mount from 356astronomy on the website on Sunday. The money (more than £200 was taken from my credit card there and then). Still had heard nothing Monday afternoon so I tried to phone them. They provide 3 numbers, - an 0845, an 020 and a private mobile number. No luck with the first two. I called the mobile and the man I spoke to was helpful and polite but wanted me to relay the model number off the website. This took forever on a Blackberry near Lands End!

He said he would contact the suppler in the UK, - he was abroad and I had been on the phone for ten minutes! And would phone me back.

True to his word, he phoned me back an hour later and said the order had been "dealt with". I sent a message to him with an alternative delivery address, heard nothing.

Phoned him today, he said he will contact supplier with order details.

Overall I get the impression that the order is in limbo somewhere, - I have asked for a contact in the UK as the company is VAT registered and has a UK base. Still no answer.

Should I wait a few days or phone my credit card provider?

Anyone else dealt with them?

I almost ordered with FLO, - wish I had as I would have had the GOTO system now!