Newbie from Surrey

[Walker]

Hello everyone!

My last post in May led me to purchasing a Dobsonian Sky-Watcher classic 200P, 15mm and 8 mm ED eyepieces; which I couldn't be happier with...initially.

This was the first time using this type of telescope, I have watched YouTube videos and followed the manual to make sure I set everything up correctly. However, I can't seem to focus on  the moon, and close planets look like blurry spheres. My sight scope gives me more definition on the moon than my actual eyepieces. I have switched through the 8mm,15,25 and 10mm I have and nothing seems to be making anything clear.

I have used my old scope to make sure the new eyepieces work, and everything looks fine.

I'm so desperate to use it but, I don't know what I am doing wrong. 🙃

I take the eyepiece adapters off when it isn't in use (see photo).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you,

Lucy.

 

[Pixies]

Are you using both eyepiece adapters at the same time? Could you show a quick pic of how you set up the  focuser with one of the Eps?

Cheers.

 

[Walker]

Hi,

Yes I am using both, I tried to use just one but it didn't seem to fit properly?

 

Thanks.

[Dave scutt]

Hi walker.

I had same problem when I brought my dob you can only use one adapter at a time otherwise you won't be able too achieve focus 

[Walker]

Thank you! That's really good to know.

 

😁

[Stu]

3 minutes ago, Walker said:

Thank you! That's really good to know.

 

😁

Yep, that’s your problem! Happens to many people so it’s just a rite of passage really 😉