Hi all,
After months of talking about my fascination with the sky, my wife surprised me with a Celestron NexStar 6SE for my birthday about a month ago - which has well and truly kick-started an obsession. I'm looking forward to learning a lot from this community over the years to come, and hopefully meeting you all at some point
After lurking on these forums (and Cloudy Nights), looking for advice on essential gear to get started with, I picked up a Dew Cover, an ES 24mm 68 degree EP, and a TV 8mm Plossl EP. I also have a ZWO ASI120MC in the post (I don't have an SLR, and desperately want to get started with astrophotography!).
I'm hoping for some 'real talk' here guys -
I'd like to manage my own expectations in terms of what the 6SE is capable of, as I suspect I'll be stargazing for many years to come and need to understand the limitations of my gear.
For example, I've been stalking Jupiter this last week, and have found it difficult to focus sharply with either of my EPs (the 8mm brings it up nice and close, but it's still blurry, even after playing with my focus) - I'm not sure if this is a function of my scope, the eyepiece, or the location (maybe all of the above?).
Anyway -
if anyone is able to help me understand what will / will not be possible with this scope (with or without accessories), that would be amazing. Will I be able to gaze
deeply into space?
Thanks all!