total novice with a jessop ta1100-102

[greena8]

i would like to know how to focus an object in,no paper work with it,please help a frantic grandad get grandson started

[brantuk]

Just pop the eyepiece in and point it at the moon then turn the focus knob very slowly outwards from the "fully in" position. You should see bright white light circles that slowly get smaller until it come into focus and you see all the craters on the surface.

Use a low power eyepiece (greatest number of millimeters) and turn the knob dead slow. You will want to align the finder scope with the main tube first - do this in daylight and focus on a distant object like a church spire tip or pylon tip a mile away. Get the tip in the middle of both eyepiece and finder. It'll make pointing at the sky by night a lot easier.

Welcome to SGL

[moriniboy]

Try this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0slhApIv9Mw

Sorry about music, he uses the 3x barlow, for initial viewing I would strongly advise against using it.

[coulthamst]

Remember that grandad eyes will probably need a different focus point to that required by a grandson!