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Originally Posted by kramenyak77
Thanks Rick. I think a question that I have that I'd be otherwise too embarrassed to ask is: I have a lot of trouble looking through eyepieces- I keep seeing my eyelashes or shadow of my eye. How do I correct this? It's really bugging me and I feel stupid. Looking through an eyepiece should not be so hard!
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Hi Mark,
I'd say that was a pretty common problem. I certainly had to practice a bit before it became second nature. The eyepieces that i have all feature a rubber cone that lies flat against the side when packed away but can be popped out when in use, and that certainly helps gauge the right distance to hold the eyeball away from the surface.
Theres also a thing called "Eye relief" which refers to the relative distance. Explained in the link below :
http://oneminuteastronomer.com/5820/...ief-eyepieces/
Don't worry about it, I'm sure we've all been there when we started out. Practice is all it needs.
Cheers,
Chris