stikflote Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Hello i have Celestron Astromaster130-MD 31051 ,ive done it all wrong,got the telescope as a present as im locked down as a old man, Hello to all, can some one tell me how to set latitude ,my latitude in Derby is 52 ,when i set it at 50 Ish the telescope is pointing so high i cant see thru Eyepiece?? i have managed to get it balanced ,still need to set the finder scope help please, Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius Varley Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 43 minutes ago, stikflote said: Hello i have Celestron Astromaster130-MD 31051 ,ive done it all wrong,got the telescope as a present as im locked down as a old man, Hello to all, can some one tell me how to set latitude ,my latitude in Derby is 52 ,when i set it at 50 Ish the telescope is pointing so high i cant see thru Eyepiece?? i have managed to get it balanced ,still need to set the finder scope help please, Keith Hello and welcome to SGL. Have you tried adjusting the height of the mount by not extending the lower tripod legs so that the telescope isn't quite as high ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEMS Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Looking at the adverts it is a reflector on an Eq mount. So in a way a high eyepiece sounds and looks right, at least right in assembly terms. Have you set the tripod legs up as short as possible as in fully retracted? That seems about all that could be suggested. The eyepiece will be the tripod height plus the EQ head height plus around half the scope OTA length. That all adds up. If when the legs are fully retracted, fully spread to lower a little more then if eyepiece still remains too high I cannot think of a great deal that can be done to reduce the final height. An alternative tripod comes to mind but most would have a similar problem. The Skywatcher Az GTi tripod is short but I have no idea if the Eq head you have would be a straight and simple swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stikflote Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Thank you for replies i will shorten the tripod legs, the scope was a surprise gift ,a after looking at the sky at night thru binoculars i said to daughter it might be good through a telescope Couple days later it appeared , Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael8554 Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 I've been searching for an image of the scope in a normal viewing position. Would you believe it, every image is of the scope in the "Weights Down" lineup position ? Keith, if the scope is balanced you should be able to release the clutches and twist the scope around on its pivots, to get the scope pointing where you want, with the viewing hole at a reasonable height. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 This video might help. It covers basic functions of a similar scope on a similar mount. You can see how the scope moves around the 2 axis of the mount when observing in the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV_2nl8VHwg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stikflote Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Ive been looking at a you tube video ,when set his latitude he the rotated his scope so he could use his eyepiece,can i do that, or is some thing you dont do?? Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael8554 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Yes you can rotate the scope in the loosened securing rings to place the eyepiece in a comfortable position (tighten afterwards). Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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