colin david stammers Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hello to All Members, Iam very new to this site and just getting my feet wet with my first telescope, I was given a Meade DS-90ec Refracting Telescope as a gift (NICE THANKYOU LES) But can anyone please tell me how to get better images through my scope as everything is very out of focus ive cleaned my lens, eye pieces, at the moment my telescope is pointing at the moon but I have a secondary image and even adjusting the focus controller nothing seems to change please can anyone help me please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Welcome to SGLBy "secondary image" do you mean a similar image offset from the first, or a coloured "halo" appearing at the edge of the Moon?James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggywrinkle Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Have a practice during the daytime. Yes everything will be upside down but try and choose a distant object and get it into focus using the various eye pieces supplied with the scope.This will give a you a feel for focusing, then try at night with low power (the larger number of the ep's marked in mm) first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Hi Colin and welcome to the forum. When you set up your scope, you should then connect a 'diagonal' like this one and then into that goes a eyepiece like this. What you don't want to be putting in place at this stage is a 'barlow' lens which might look similar to this. You can tell the difference between an eyepiece and a barlow lens because the barlow will have a screw(s) at one end which helps secure an eyepiece to it. So in short we have the scope, diagonal and then an eyepiece. You are then ready to adjust the focuser so that the whole assembly moves toward the end of the scope and then you turn the focuser knob the other way and hopefully at some point an image should eventually come into focus, but you might need to extend it quite some way for that to happen. As suggested above it might be easier doing that during the day as it will be easier to select an object to focus upon but ensure that it is as far away as possible as all scopes have a minimum focusing distance. Come back to us to report on what has happened doe us to make further suggestions.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Welcome to SGL - Glad that you found us, there are all manner of helpful folks on here as demonstrated above, who will take the time to help you out. Have you considered looking into whether you have a local astro society? That may be a good place to go and learn the basis with experienced folk on hand. I'm an imager, so can write what I know about actually looking through a telescope on the top of a match head!! Look forward to seeing you around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy-kat Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 HiYou don't mention but looking through a window/double glazing can play havoc with what you see, best to wrap up warm and go outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Welcome to SGL, Colin!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giltbrook Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 HiYou don't mention but looking through a window/double glazing can play havoc with what you see, best to wrap up warm and go outside.I would second this, even looking at the moon through a double glazed window without a telescope can give a secondary image on the glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologuitarist61 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hello and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m37 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi mate and welcome. You don't say whether you wear spectacles at all. If you wear them for some activities but not others, try looking through your eyepiece with/without them.If not, it's probably something else!!!cheers, someone will sort you out soonChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi Colin and welcome to SGL. The Meade DS-90 refractor is meant to be used with a diagonal, as James has pointed out, this is probably the reason why you have been unable to reach any sort of focus, enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronl Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi Colin welcome to the lounge,you will soon get it sortedGood Luck and Clear Sky's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hello Colin and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maystar Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hi Colin, sound advice in the post above. being an Artist, I can't help you much, but love looking at the moon through a window...makes me wonder if it's the dark side of the moon reflecting back through some bend in time and space... anyway. enough twadle - enjoy SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIP3802 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Hi, Colin, and welcome to SGL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyman Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Welcome to sgl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbes22 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Welcome to SGL, I hope you get to the bottom of your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pig Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Hello & welcome Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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