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Old 07-08-2014, 10:07 PM
PeterEde (Peter)
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Originally Posted by omegacrux View Post
Hi Peter
If your scope came with a single speed focuser its worth changing over to a dual speed 10/1 GSO make a reasonably cheap one .
Mine works well
And yes an ed80 can handle a 5mm
I have used a 3mm in mine but (a big BUT) only in very steady conditions 5-6mm easy and work well

David
Thanks David
Yes I only have single speed focuser. Does the dual also have better control over creep with the weight of a camera attached?

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Originally Posted by dannat View Post
a 560mm f/l you prob want to use close to 150x on planets & the moon, which is roughly a 4mm ep -hard to get a decent 4mm ep which you don't have your eye stuck against -maybe buy a quality barlow & purchase an 8 or 9mm -the stock 10mm ep is usually not much good -though the 25mm should be quite usable as a finder ep
Since this is my first scope and my baseline for good is the eyepieces that came with. Which I think give very sharp clear images. What brand eyepieces would be normal to purchase for a scope such as my Skywatcher?
I'll check out the local stores tomorrow and see what I can find.
Thanks Daniel

I am impressed I must say with the clarity of images I see. So far though my views have only been of the Sun and Moon.

Cheers
Peter
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