Newbie frustrations (excuse the terminology)

[Chubster]

How difficult is this :?

Well on the plus side managed to get first light this morning....just

As there wasnt much sky to look at thought id try for M101... :? :? Find the last two stars of the handle triangle from there....bingo Just cant get used to the finder scope etc....wanna go left....no hold on right....up a bit arghhhh no i mean down.............

Is there anything that makes it all the right way round

anyway enuff of my probs (would have moaned to the other half but shes tucked up in bed after a choc marathon).....sure ill get the hang of it soon

[radioactive]

yes it is all a bit off putting when you have to do the opposite to what your brain is screaming out to you to do part of the fun also

[Naz]

Yes it's fun until you get used to it, just like the kids game of rubbing your belly and patting your head at the same time.

Practise Lee practise.

naz

[lunator]

Lee

It will become 2nd nature as you use the scope.

Cheers

Ian

[FLO]

Is there anything that makes it all the right way round

There is, but it would lower the amount of light that reaches your eye.

Besides, there is no 'right way up' in Space...

You'll get used to it

[Greg]

Possibly a wise investment would be a Red Dot finder like this.

http://www.dhinds.co.uk/pages/fullProd.php?id=471

I have one and find it more useful than a really useful thing!!!

Much easier to find your way around the sky I have one on my Newt as well as the finderscope, tend to use the red dot one.

It projects a red laser dot onto the glass reticule all you do is lign it up with the scope and then point to a target. Away you go

[Naz]

I agree, probably the easiest and cheapest way for max benefit.

naz

[Greg]

I forgot to mention it gives you a real time view of the sky so you can scan around with both eyes open, one eye looking through the reticule and the other eye giving yu a wider field of view and it's right way up and right way round.

[Chubster]

Cheers....red dot finder added to the list

[daz]

You need to come to a star party and let us really confuse you

[Greg]

You need to come to a star party and let us really confuse you

And play with lots of weird and wonderful stuff!!

[The Warthog]

When dealing with the upside down image, I find it helpful to think that, rather than moving the scope over the image, I have to pull the image to the centre of the scope. That gives me the direction to move the scope. At least for a Reflector or a straight-through refractor.

[Chubster]

When dealing with the upside down image, I find it helpful to think that, rather than moving the scope over the image, I have to pull the image to the centre of the scope. That gives me the direction to move the scope. At least for a Reflector or a straight-through refractor.

hmm...never thought of it like that.....will give it a go.