tigerjon Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 good evening all, tomorrow i will be ordering my first scope ( dob 200p) i was wondering if there is anything else i will need to order to help my viewing pleasure? i keep hearing the word ' collimate' and it scares me a bit, should i get a premium cheshire collimating eyepiece? is yes are they easy to use as this will be my first scope? I hope u can answer my 2 questions. thanks in advance jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorD Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Don't be frightened after a while it will become 2nd nature. Both Cheshire and laser collimators have their fans. Read the various tutorials (Astrobabys is very good for the Cheshire) and make a choice. Enjoy your scope!HTHPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee M Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I'll try to be the first but almost certainly not the last to say Telrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skir Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I'd just go for a normal collimator if it were me. I'd then get 2 books, the stars by h a rey and turn left at Orion. Telrad as mentioned and maybe a decent high power eyepiece. A red head torch would come in handy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerjon Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 what high power eyepiece would u recommend?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 If you buy second hand you'll save a good third of the price and most respecatable astronomers look after their eyepieces. If it's high power then I wouldn't go mad - the scope is 1200mm so a 6mm or 8mm will give you something that's useable from 150x to 200x on most clear nights with good seeing.For around £40-£50 the TMB and BST ranges are quite popular and for a little more (£60'ish) you might find a nice Baader Hyperion. It would be a good range filler along with the 10mm and 25mm that you get with the scope. WO also do some nice "starter" planetarys and you wouldn't go wrong with a Celestron X-Cell.I would also think about the future and eventually filling the range with something around 16mm and 31mm - perhaps go 2" with the 31mm for some nice wide low power views of open clusters and large galaxies. Just my humble opinion but hope it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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