Hi all

[John40]

Hi all i just got myself a reflector telescope 262 power is this a good one 

[Gfamily]

It's very hard to tell, but there are some that have recently been on sale on places like 'Shpock', so my general comments would be:

Start on the lowest power - look for the eyepiece with the largest number and use that one.

Start with an easy big target - the moon is ideal in the next week, because it's an evening object, big enough to be found if you're in the right general area of the sky, and should allow you to get it properly in focus to the best of the telescope's capability.

You might find that the mount is wobbly. If this is a problem, let the scope settle after every adjustment and practice looking through the eyepiece without touching the telescope (except to adjust the focus).

When you have the moon centred,  go back to the finderscope and check that the centre of the view in the main eyepiece is the same as in the finderscope.

If you can get a sharp view after focussing, swap the the next biggest eyepiece ( if you have one)- but if you don't think the view is better, go back to the previous eyepiece.

Spend some time looking at the 'terminator' the line of light and shadow between the lit part and the dark parts of the moon.

I'd suggest you start to make notes for each session (if you have a smart phone,  get some voice notes software) about what you can see (whether good, or not so good). They will be good to look back on, because it can be hard to remember next day what you looked at, and what worked.

Your expertise will grow over time, but you'll always come up with problems, so it's good to have a record of how far you have come.

 

 

Edited April 18, 2021 by Gfamily

[Robindonne]

John40 fainted after this explanation