Beginner loking for telescope advice.....

[DemonicOmelette]

Why do you want to keep both eyes open???

[delilahtwinkle]

I don't know...ha ha ha, One of the guys at work told me it would be better if I did..... Actually I wonder if he was having me on . Saying that Astro Baby must do it aswell. It could be so that the old eyes don't get tired. My eyes were sore after my first night out, saying that I was out for a long time. Dt

[The Warthog]

Some people observe with both eyes open, and some wear an eyepatch. This prevents the discomfort of squinting when you are looking through the ep. I have a dark tube on my Newt, so it's usually easy to keep both eyes open, although I sometimes wear an eyepatch.

[DemonicOmelette]

Eyepatch? Yarrr! That would combine my two great loves, piracy and astronomy. Hmmm... Astro-piracy? Piratstronomy? Sounds like fun. Now shiver me timbers.

[delilahtwinkle]

My little boy has a pirate outfit I have just stole his eyepatch, will give it a whirl tonight, if the clouds pass that is. I have had nothing but clouds since I bought my scope. I know earlier in this conversation Dark Knight was saying about the 40 clear days and 40 clear nights expected when new equipment is bought but I

[delilahtwinkle]

(I just posted my message half way through)...as I was saying.... I thought my weather dance would have fixed that problem. Talking about other loves, I love history,archeology etc. Remember the Vikings film with the Douglasa

[delilahtwinkle]

Why is this happening, I have just posted again...I was saying Douglas dude in it... anyways better quickly get to my point which is "Send the wind to turn the tides" tonight I will do "Send the wind to turn the clouds" Dt

[Doc]

If you are using a Telrad you need to get used to the "Both eyes open" technique.

[Jarndyce]

Some people observe with both eyes open, and some wear an eyepatch. This prevents the discomfort of squinting when you are looking through the ep.

I find eyepatches on both eyes works a treat.

Guaranteed a dark night every night.

Trouble is, the seeing is terrible and I keep tripping over this big metal thing with three legs and end up banging my head. Then the seeing improves and there are stars everywhere!

(apologies for off-topic....)

[delilahtwinkle]

I nearly had a telescope attack human scenario the other night, well I say nearly we did have a telescope attack human scenario. It all starts by using the motor on the telescope in slow mode (not knowing there was any other mode) I did think that it must go faster but thought it is technical delicate equipment this must be as fast as it goes. While looking through the finder with my eight year old using the hand held gadget I heard him say say, "Mam there is a button saying FAST I am pressing it now" The telescope nearly took my head off, I tripped over my boy and I broke the chair we were using. Lots of fun had by all. Round one to the telescope!!! Dt

[dark knight]

Dt ,,,, I said it would be clear for forty days and cloudy for forty nights. trouble is I don't know if the cycle restarts every time someone else buys some astro gear hmmmm now how long have I suffered cloudy nights...