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Good evening all:) So I'm sure you've all seen it 100 times before but I found this set of plans "Super Simple 2x4 Tripod for Tabletop Telescopes | EOTS" https://www.eyesonthesky.com/tutorials/diy/2x4-tripod and decided to give it a whirl. Total cost was 35.00 USD and since I had all the tools it took less than and hour to manufacture. Overall I'm impressed by the thought, simplicity and low cost, I did however deviate from plans afterwards. I took the bolt out of the dob mount , ran the all thread that secures the wooden center brace up and used the all thread to secure the dob mount to the tripod in a semi permanent fashion, it can be removed via one 13mm nut but I've just been removing the scope from the mount for vehicular transport. It makes a WORLD of difference in stability, when using a low mm or Barlow is now much easier and if you happen to bump the tripod with a foot its not nearly as devastating to the view. All said I'd highly recommend this for any tabletop scope .

I made one for mine, it seemed to make things easier to focus on, less stray light coming from unwanted directions. A member here has a video on YouTube making one, I followed his instructions on measurements and had to cut the shroud down to 12 inches in length and 20 mm down in diameter due to me using 6mm eva foam. Even if you are in a spot like me with next to no light pollution the shroud works good at keeping dirt and debris and moisture out of the insides. 👍💯

Great info, I'm ordering a filter right now 😀

I just built this tonight for my skywatcher heritage 150p. The plans are available on eyesonthesky.com . Cost me 43 dollars and about 2 hrs to make it

Just took the photo from a 40 mm eyepiece, zoomed in and squared it up via my phones pic editor I zoomed until it just started to fuzz out . The total distance from left to right in the pic was prolly only 6 feet tops.Those trees are actually 100s of feet up a hill above where I was set up. I'm looking at getting permission from a farmer down the road where its flat and open as the valley I'm in isn't the greatest for lots of views

A cheap used 40mm eyepiece from eBay through the scope and a little love from the photos editor . I have a phone adapter coming soon, hopefully Jupiter is next 💯

That is a great idea 💡. I have the tap and I'll go to the hardware store and source a bolt , any chance I could see a picture of yours? Thank you 💯

I managed to get this shot from my 1st night (last night), skywatcher heritage 150p and an s21 ultra held up to the eyepiece.... don't ask how I kept it still for 30 seconds cause I honestly don't know 🤷 . I tried Jupiter but all I got was a blurry bright ball . I'm pretty sure the streak was a shooting star .

Good to hear, thank you 👍💯 Thank you for the welcome, everyone here has been great thus far, The eyepiece you linked is 30 usd less than the cost of my whole scope 🤣. This looks like all of my other hobbies.... expensive 🤑

Is there any way I could get you to link to what you're talking about ? I'm totally new to this hobby 😀

Good Evening all, I prolly should've just made this one topic but oh well. I'm looking at eyepieces for my new scope and came across this svbony 7-21mm adjustable zoom 1.25 inch eyepiece. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XZ6DY18/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I already bought it (arriving Wednesday) but am curious to know if anyone has any personal experience with this type of eye piece or with the brand as a whole? I've watched every YouTube video and read all the amazon reviews but since the videos were 99% "sponsored" I'm taking them with a grain of salt. Any insights to this from the forum ?

Good morning all, So finally after two nights of having the scope in my possession, and two nights of clouds and rain I finally got the chance to bust it out and point it towards the heavens and immediately was blown away with the views of Saturn and Jupiter. The question I have is about the focus on this scope, I'm wondering if there is an upgrade i can buy or diy so it's not so loose, I've already done the ptfe tape around the threads and it helps but isn't 100% . Any insights ?

Mine will be here tomorrow morning, from NJ to MI , they're still in stock, maybe you should cancel the order if possible and order from them 😉. Yeah I know lol.

Thank You I'm just south of the mackinaw bridge , Here is the only place I know of to find them in the usa, In stock and ready to ship..... Mine should be here monday https://www.adorama.com/skws11710.html

Thank you to all , Is there any real benefit to getting the 5th edition over a previous one?

I just wanted to say hello to all here, I as of about 5 minutes ago managed to find a new Sky-Watcher Heritage 150p for sale here in the USA for $280.00 . Apparently this is a hard to find in the US scope as the only other places i could find it in stock was in Europe, All the other places had back orders ranging from weeks to months for restocks .... So after YouTube channel Astro La Vista's ( a member here too) review/mods videos and the google searches that pointed me here and to reddit, AND finding what appears to be the best cost to quality/value for my $$$ , I bit the bullet and forked over the cash, And happily joined this forum . My name is Joshua , and do not have any experience with astronomy but after buying a new set of binoculars and pointing them skyward a few weeks ago I've been hooked . So once again I want to say hello and thank you for all the knowledge this forum has to offer