JamieJamie Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hello all! I have always had a slight interest in all things 'spacey' so recently decided to purchase my first telescope (Celestron Astromaster 130). I have been using it for a week using both 10mm and 20mm eyepieces that came with the telescope and so far have only had some nice detail views of the moon (is it possible to attach photos to a thread?) however, when trying to view stars or clusters it becomes blurred after a certain point of zooming. Is this due to the wrong eyepiece? Poor clarity?Also if there are any extras that are worth buying that you guys recommend please let me know!Thanks a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunator Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hi JamieWelcome to the forum. When you say zooming do you have other eyepieces.I live in Bucks and am happy to help you out.CheersIan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8-Nite Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hello, and welcome ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seo Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hi and welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hi and welcome to the forumClear skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hi Jamie, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave In Vermont Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Hello and welcome aboad, Jamie! Nice to have you. Pull up a chair and make yourself at home.Clear skies,Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hi and welcome to SGL! Used to hail from Bucks myself before I moved to Spain for some supposedly clearer weather .......... Don't believe a word of it Look forward to seeing you around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippie Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Welcome to SGL Jamie . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Welcome aboard Jamie from a monsoon rain Crete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Welcome to SGL, Jamie!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hi mate, welcome to sgl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hi Jamie and welcome to SGL, enjoy your new scope and the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwilkey Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hi Jamie, welcome to SGL! When you say 'zoom', please note that you are talking about the focuser and that this is not a 'zoom', it is there just to get your eyepiece and scope to the correct focus, if you try to use it as a 'zoom' it will just go out of focus. To get more power you need to swap out the eyepiece and put the more powerful one in - the one with the lower number on the side. I would not recommend any extras at the moment as you need to get used to the scope and the eyepieces you already have. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterCPC Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hello and welcome.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIDIManNI Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hi and welcome from another newbie over in N. Ireland... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triton1 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Hi there and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vox45 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Hello and welcome to the forum Clear skies ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Hi Jamie, welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplehayze104 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Hello there an welcome to SGLclear skiesjohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreemchaos Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 hi mate and welcome from charl in south wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieJamie Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Hi Jamie, welcome to SGL! When you say 'zoom', please note that you are talking about the focuser and that this is not a 'zoom', it is there just to get your eyepiece and scope to the correct focus, if you try to use it as a 'zoom' it will just go out of focus. To get more power you need to swap out the eyepiece and put the more powerful one in - the one with the lower number on the side. I would not recommend any extras at the moment as you need to get used to the scope and the eyepieces you already have. Hope this helps.Thanks a lot rwilkey, very helpful indeed. Like I said I'm incredibly amateurish at the moment so please excuse my terminology haha, but yes I' ll take some time with the scope and get used to it and take it from there. Thanks for all the greetings as well everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaEmeritusIII Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Hi Jamie,Welcome to SGLClear Skies and Have Fun.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ44 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Hi Jamie and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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