Hello from Darlington

[darlingtonskies]

Hey all

Some may have saw me on some posts but thought it would be nice to say hi in a post.

I have had telescope for month and only two nights availability seen mars and Saturn. still finding my polar alignment hard as my sky watcher 130m does not spin all way round and clicks once in while.

Next thing to see is Pleiades's.

Anybody else from Darlington.

Once again hi everyone

[phattanglo]

Welcome to SGL.

An approximate alignment to Polaris is ok for observing, it's only when you start imaging that you need to be spot on.

[Rusty Strings]

Hi and welcome to SGL

John

[Astro_Baby]

HI from me too

[glowjet]

Hi and another warm welcome to SGL, from me too.

John.

[SteveP]

Hi DS

A warm welcome to SGL

Polar alignment isn't critical for observing so don't take too much time on it and let it take away the enjoymnet. If you can see Polaris somewhere in a medium mag eyepiece, that should suffice to begin with. Once you feel more comfortable with your scope, then try and get it a little more accurate

HTH

Steve

[darlingtonskies]

i got polaris at 215 mag but when i move the scope it gets stuck so have to move mount to get to the planets. i think im gonna take it all apart and reset it up as it has travelled 250 miles from london to darlington as only just moved so if it still gets stuck think i need to get it checked out. basically when i spin the wheel to get turn left and right it gets stuck and the moves the whole scope and balancer. any help with this?

[Scott Tilley]

Hello, welcome to the forum!

Scott

[johnh]

Welcome aboard, lots to see.

JohnH.

[Talitha]

Hi and welcome to SGL, Darlingtonskies.

[Starjumper]

Hi and welcome to SGL.

John

[Beyond_Vision]

Welcome to SGL

Regards

Kevin

[phillc]

Hello Darlingtonskies and a warm welcome to SGL.

phillc