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Old 17-05-2018, 03:05 PM
m11 (Mel)
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Hi Susie,

Sorry to hear about your dad passing.

I am still new as I only really got into stargazing 3 years ago. I am still learning.

Its great you are taking on his hobby and carrying it on.

I know how it feels at the start as it can be overwhelming.

You have come to the right place as everyone is really friendly and always willing to help and provide advice. Everyone has provided great advice in regards to using the scope.

The first thing I would do is check the collimation and the alignment of the finderscope. The supplied eyepieces are fine as you are starting off.
Point to the moon preferably as its nice and bright - easy to find. It should be in the finder scope and then put the lower mm focal length eyepiece -25mm in the eyepiece holder. Look around with the scope until you see the moon and check the finderscope to ensure the crosshairs have the moon centered.

I have found Stellarium really helpful and Constellation cards from the South African Astronomical society as well.


If you want help, happy to help you in person as I found this helps having a person to show you how to use the scope? Happy to travel to a neutral place as well

Give me a yell anytime if you have any questions.

M11

Last edited by m11; 18-05-2018 at 10:54 AM.
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