davehunt Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi-been looking at the stars for lots of years-just decided to do it with a telescope,celestron 130EQ.Any advice about deciphering the mysteries of collimation,aligning starfinders (what about the Telrad? much welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic77 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Dave,Welcome to SGL....I have just oredered a Telrad after much research..They seem to be very highly rated here and most people claim it to be their best purchase!!...Lots of people say whats the point in having a good scope and good eyepieces if you cant find anything!!...I ordered mine from here http://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/telrad-reflex-finder_d2071.html This was the cheapest i could find it brand new...If your wondering what it would look like on your Celestron 130 EQ heres a handy link for you.....http://stargazerslounge.com/equipment-reviews/130152-telrad-finder-130eq.html...Hope this helps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 i have the telrad its great a use this along side the finder scope great tool and would not be with out it now and welcome from meclear skies always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Welcome Dave - if you do a search in beginners section I am sure threads asking similar questions will come up. Enjoy the Lounge.JohnH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Dave and welcome to the forumClear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamp thing Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Dave Welcome to the SGL:)Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbytate Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Dave and welcome from me to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillc Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hello Dave and a warm welcome to SGL...phillc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerTheDodger Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Good Morning Dave.......and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightfisher Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 welcome to sgl dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi dave, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Dave and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Dave, a warm welcome to the SGL forum John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hello Dave and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Dave and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Senior Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Dave, welcome to the Lounge.The Telrad is a good bit of kit, and really does help locating objects.Just don't forget to turn it off at the end of a session, like I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeyears Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hi Dave and welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satnavsatnav Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hello and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugo67 Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Hi Dave, and welcome. Pretty new here myself but have the same 'scope as you, we'll have to compare notes sometime!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningMajor Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Hi Dave, welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromart Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Welcome to the SGL:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan of Borg Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Hello and welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si W Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Hi Dave, and welcome to the lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 hi welcome to sgl from bedfordshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fija Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Hi Dave and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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