First Light Skywatcher 180 pro Mak

[thommo10]

• Last Monday I thought I would try my recently purchased Skywatcher 180 pro, I had it all set up on my HEQ5 pro mount, I was using skytrek, well I will rephrase that I was trying to use sky trek, I could not get it to work then found that the finder was so far out I could not capture anything I was anticipating good views of Jupiter but in my haste forgot the golden rule of Astronomy, make sure everything is working and aligned before you observe.

Tuesday night I made sure everything was working and aligned well before hand, when it was dark enough I slewed the 180 around and found Jupiter in the finderscope, looking through my Baader zoom there was Jupiter in all it's glory as I have never seen it before, I zoomed in to 8x with a pollution filter on, I could make out the red spot and the gas clouds, I called my son who has no interest in Astronomy at all, "Wow he said, that's brilliant" he couldn't stop watching it for the rest of the session.

To Sum up what a fantastic scope for Planetary observation, and should complement my 200p very nicely.

Thank you Mark for selling it to me.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Congrats on your first light. Glad it got your son got excited about Jupiter

[alan potts]

Many congratulations on the Mak from Mark, they are very good scopes indeed and so much better at things than just planets and the Moon, must give mine an airing. 

alan

[christhebrit]

Glad you enjoyed Jupiter with your kid, just wait until Saturn is out to play at friendlier times :-)

[toilandtrouble123]

Congrats, if you manage to get your son into imaging, you'll never have to worry about bailing him out the drunk tank at the police station when he's older, he'll be too broke having spent all his money on his own set up!!