Caratacas Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hello Star Gazer's!My name is Andy and I'm Currently living in Doncaster, now that my kids are in their teens, I'm thinking, that, I may be able to have some hobby time once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caratacas Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 ...... and that reminds me, don't use tab on forums, you end up posting before you are finished.I recently acquired a very cheap Celestron Powerseeker 127 eq. Since then I've read a few reviews and... it's not great! Having said that, I've been out over the past few clear nights and had some stunning views of Jupiter and moons, so I'm really chuffed. I would, however, like to improve the experience. The thing I'm struggling with mostly is the finder scope, it's awful and I havn't been able to get it to line up with anything I get in the main scope, I can hardly see anything through it at all.... so most of my time has been spent searching the skies through the main scope, can anyone suggest a replacement finder? or any other upgrades you could suggest would be very helpful.Also, I'd like to thank Helen for the help with my registration problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirius Starwatcher Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hello caratacas and welcome to SGL. I assume your interested in astronomy so that's why you've posted on this site. Any idea what you will be following ie Observing or Astro Phot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hi Andy, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirius Starwatcher Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 OK so during during daylight align your scope on an object as far away as possible. Once you've done that you can then line up the finder scope to the view you can see through the main scope, be careful not to nudge the main scope. This should align the finder scope. Some members buy a new finder scope that has a right angle to it RACI. This allows for less contortion when star hopping.Best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caratacas Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Thanks for the welcome guys, I'll have a look for a right angle finder, I'm really having no luck alligning the stock one, thanks for the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saganite Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Welcome to the forum Caratacas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanders Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hi Andy, welcome from Sweden!/T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helen Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Glad to see you made it Andy Enjoy the forumHelen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hi Andy and welcome to the forum. Many people come to astronomy later in life but in the whole cosmic scheme of things - we are children really! Clear skies and hope you enjoy the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Gazer Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hello and welcome to SGL...you're in the right place for advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uhb1966 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Welcome! On some scopes, the viewfinder mounts are so rubbish that it's better to get a new one finder scope complete with mount.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToxoLight Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hi Andy and welcome to the lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purdo Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Hi Andy & Welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vox45 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hello and welcome to the forum Clear skies ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faulksy Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 hi andy and welcome to sgl. i imagine the skys are quite dark up there,as sirius skywatcher says, align in the daytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hi and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Welcome to SGL, Andy!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hi Andy and welcome.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hi Andy and welcome to SGL. If you are still not satisfied with your finder, after trying to line in with the main scope, ( this could be due to the finder not being screwed to the body correctly, slacken the screws slightly and readjust, even providing a little packing if necessary ). Then consider changing to an RDF, something along the lines of the Telrad, this will aid you incoming to grips with star hopping, or as has been suggested a straight through or correct image finder, the later is the better, as your sky orientation will be the same as reading from your star maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caratacas Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks for all the welcome's!I think UHB1966 has the right of it, it's the finder scope mount that's giving me all the problems, it's very poor, flimsy plastic, even if I tighten the thumbscrews very tight, it just flattens out but still doesn't grip. I'll definitely look into getting an RDF.... and a mount. Thanks for the suggestions! I'll let you know how I get on :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hi Andy - Welcome to SGL and I hope that you enjoy your 'me time' Look forward to seeing you around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zadoq Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Welcome AndyNow sounds like the time to start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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