Now why didn't I think of that....

[Caz]

.....I used to think I was a logical thinker, but this never sprang to my mind.  I've been having probs with the upside down image, sometimes I get it right, but more times, not.  So yesterday, read through my books as I usually do, and there in front of me was an easy and obvious solution.....Turn the sky chart upside down...doh!.....  Its alright I won't hurt anyone... :clown:

Perhaps now, I can have better success...

ps....somebody tell me that I'm not the only one who has to do this.... :scratch:

[Sonia]

I always use the Astronomy now and Night sky charts upside down and also the planetsphere, even though i do this! I still keep on doing this realising no wonder i cant find anything.

[Jamie]

Nice one Caz you have just done what we all have done in the beginning.

Nothing daft about the learning curve.

[Jamie]

You can get erect image finders. (don't know where exactly though)

Its not the eyepiece that reverts the image it would be a erect image diagonal

that would do this.

Talk to Steve or Damien about this they will be able to help more than me.

[FLO]

PS....somebody tell me that I'm not the only one who has to do this.... :scratch:

An inability to rotate an image in the mind is a female thing ... its why you can't read maps!

(Having lit the fuse, he quietly tip-toes away :laughing6:)

Steve

PS: I wouldn't recommend an image-erecting-eyepiece; they are more trouble than they are worth!

[Mick.G.]

It's great when the penny drops. :sunny:

[spudicus]

If you get the book 'Turn left at Orion' it shows you the exact image you'll see in the finderscope.

[Mick.G.]

'Turn left at Orion'

I paid £20.00 for my copy-but worth every penny.the authors have a good explanation on star hopping.(which i'm no good at).

If you do get it you will enjoy it.

Mick

[spudicus]

I can reverse park the car...does that count ?

Depends on how many things you bump into as you do it!

[Jamie]

Now now guys unless you want a bonfire i think you had better lay off. :clouds2:

[tom.yates]

HI TWINKS, Have you not got starry night pro? as i recall i think you can flip the charts and print them the right way up.

Tom.

[The Warthog]

I have less trouble with this than I would have expected, and switch easily from binoculars to the red-dot finder to the scope. I have a way of compensating, but I can't really explain it, and if I get a refractor with a star diagonal, my method will probably go all to hell. :?

[mark RD]

hay caz

I think you get used to seeing thing the wrong way after a while then it just seems normal, You could try a red dot finderscope avalible on ebay all the time, As your only looking though a peice of class you see everything as it is in the sky. The best advice I can give is give it time you still very new to this .

Mark