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Originally Posted by welshy1969
Hi Brian,
Ill check barrel sizes tonight and let you know. Thanks for the info on the eye pieces. Im going to see what unscrews from where.
I was fortunate enough to be contacted by a member of this group who is local to me. He has offered to show me the ropes and how to set up and care for my unit. Hoping to catch up with him this weekend.
Welshy1969
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Hi Andrew,
Hope it goes well, and great that you have found an observing buddy!
I don't want to contradict your Kung Fu master
, but you should be able to see heaps of objects in that scope, especially if you can get away from city lights. As you gain experience you will see more and more. I remember the first time I saw the "Leo Trio" (3 interacting galaxies in the constellation Leo) it was in a similar scope, a Tasco version of yours. You will be able to see most of the Messier objects, and many 100's of others: just don't expect them to look like Hubble Telescope images...
Certainly the moon, Jupiter and Saturn will blow you away to start with!
All the best,
Dean
PS: I strongly agree with Brian and others: I would destroy the sun filter, just in case anyone else grabs it and thinks they can use it... maybe if it has a barrel you can unscrew it and use that for your 25mm Kellner.