Hello, 1st Post and 1st Scope questions! :)

[davehardy73]

Several years after been wowed by seeing Saturn through the eyepiece of a Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain (i think, was a few years ago) I have final found a little time and money to have a crack at astronomy!

I have bought a Celestron Astromaster 130EQ-MD and would like some advice from you learned chaps and lasses

1: I have a significant amount of wobble/play in the RA joint area, can this be tightened/adjusted or should I return?

2: I have a t-adapter for my nikon and a Celestron x2 Barlow that screws in to that on order but....what lens (size /brand) can you recommend for lunar/planetary viewing around the £50-60 max mark?

3: Can anyone link me to decent video tutorials on setting up and using the EQ mount/motors? I have manuals but dyslexia stops me from taking in and processing written information easily

3: Which animal does the God of Night Time Cloud prefer as a sacrificially offering?

Best Regards, Dave.

[Steep]

Re question 2, Your dslr camera fits directly onto the t adaptor which fits onto either the scope or the barlow then the scope, no lens required

Question 3, try YouTube there's bound to be a few videos on there showing you how to do it.

Question 3 again, Cats, any kind of cat, the more the better

[davehardy73]

sorry i meant lens for observing not imaging

thanks for the answers too

[Astro Imp]

Some excellent videos at Astronomy Shed:- http://www.astronomyshed.co.uk/

[Steep]

sorry i meant lens for observing not imaging

thanks for the answers too

Ah, they are called eyepieces and you should have got one or two with your scope? if not then a 10mm and a 25mm would be a good start, prices vary a lot so you can pick some to suit your budget.

[davehardy73]

Cheers Steep

Hopefully coming up to Skye for a week this month will be fetching the scope

[rwilkey]

Hi Dave, for visual the BST Explorer/StarGuiders from Sky's the LImit are extremely good, and at an affordable price: http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw=bst+explorer&_sacat=0&_odkw=bs+explorer&_osacat=0&_from=R40

[davehardy73]

how does the size work on eyepieces?

the 20mm setup one is less powerful than then supplied 10mm........