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Old 19-03-2011, 08:08 PM
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Jeff, just concentrate on using that 20mm eyepiece and see what you can achieve with that. That will give you the best opportunity to get the Moon in the field of view and focussed. The magnification should be enough to give a view of the surface.

If that doesn't work, then we need to look at issues such as collimation of the mirrors.

Once you get the 20mm working orioerly, then you can try the 12.5mm and its higher magnification (but duller image). The 4mm is not likely to be very useful.

Full Moon isn't the best time to look at the Moon. If you wait several days until the terminator (the line dividing light and shadow) has moved across the surface, then you can see the craters and mountains close to the terminator lit from the side and casting shadows.
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