I recently purchased an 8" Saxon dobsonian (my first telescope). Unfortunately, I'm having difficulty attaching the eyepiece. Up until this point its been incredibly straightforward to set up. According to the instruction manual I simply have to remove the end-cap and insert the eyepiece.
http://i.imgur.com/qWRgWl.jpg
However as you can see, with the end-cap removed, there is nowhere to insert the eyepiece.
http://i.imgur.com/vGHnBl.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/BSHl3l.jpg
It seems as though either a step or two has been omitted from the instructions or a part is missing from the scope. These are the pieces that came in the box:
http://i.imgur.com/JDSZPl.jpg
According to the parts list, nothing is missing.
http://i.imgur.com/lkzF2l.jpg
I experimented a little and came up with this (I have no idea what the hell to do with the 2" eyepiece adapter though.).
http://i.imgur.com/C5Nq8l.jpg
It all seems to fit together nicely but it just doesn't look right.
Below is the next page of the manual:
http://i.imgur.com/vAapll.jpg
First of all, according to the above diagram, the eyepiece should have that little rim above it. Secondly, I'm assuming the long narrow attachment I have the eyepiece inserted in is the barlow lens. But given that this is an optional component, shouldn't there be an alternate way to insert the eyepiece?
This is probably a ridiculously stupid question, I'm so embarrassed to be posting this, especially given how easy people claim this scope is to set up. I've been trying to figure this out for hours and I just don't know what else to do.
Thanks for your time, I apologize for my idiocy and gratuitous use of images.