Eyepiece help

[ecosse]

Firstly hi I'm just trying to start in astronomy and bought myself a second hand scope. It's a Helios 130mm Newtonian.

I know these types of question are asked a lot an I have read a few of the guides on here but I'm still confused!

The eyepieces that came with the scope are a super 20 wide angle long eye relief, super 10 long eye relief and a 2x Barlow.

When looking through any of these the image is very hard to get in focus and is normally still a little blurry at best focus. Would this be better if I replaced them with eyepieces of the same spec but a little more expensive?

Lastly what eyepiece would you recommend for seeing good clear images of planets? Im looking to see rings ect....

Thanks darren

[NGC 1502]

Hi Darren, welcome to SGL, lots of folks here willing to help.

It's probably best if you read this first :

http://stargazerslounge.com/primers-tutorials/63184-primer-understanding-choosing-eyepieces.html

and then come back here with any further specific questions you may have.

Best regards, Ed.

[ecosse]

Ok thanks ed I will give that a read

[Taff]

Hi' if your view through the scope is blurry at your best focus.May be the collimation is out a bit with the scope.Mark

[ecosse]

How easy it is to collimate the scope? The guy I bought it from never had any instructions

[Steep]

There's an article here about collimating a Newtonian SkyandTelescope.com - Do It Yourself - How To Collimate Your Newtonian Reflector I think it's quite possible that if it's been bounced about in transport that it could need some tlc.

[sixela]

When looking through any of these the image is very hard to get in focus and is normally still a little blurry at best focus. Would this be better if I replaced them with eyepieces of the same spec but a little more expensive?

No. If it's all blurry that suggests that the scope is out of collimation.