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Hello welcome to SGL.

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Hello, the eyepiece was a Celestron 8-24 without the eye shield. I do normally have the problem you describe but this time it worked out OK.

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Unexpected clear skies first thing this morning.

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Hello Erik welcome to the forum. It would help to see what you have done so far, can you add a photo to your post?

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welcome to SGL nice to have you join us.

Welcome to the forum, I can't help with your problem but hopefully someone will come along with some suggestions for you.

There is a very good post explaining the eye pieces best suited to different scopes. look here. By the time you get to a 300p you may well decide that 2 inch eye pieces will be better. Welcome to the forum by the way.

Welcome to SGL I'm sure you will learn a lot.

Hello welcome to SGL I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun.

Welcome to SGL.

The 8 SE is a great telescope to begin your interest in astronomy. Sure it's better suited to visual astronomy but that's not the same as useless for astrophotography. Take a look here You can still photograph DSO with good results. Start with your 8SE learn your craft and see where the hobby leads you. In time maybe you will need two setups after all you can never have too may telescopes! You've made a fine choice to begin with, don't overthink things before your telescope arrives.