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Originally Posted by Jazza
Scope is pretty easy to move, man dobs are an easy type to set up!
I think it's quicker than my 6" eq mounted newt!
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I believe you. These dobs are total simplicity and surely the best bang for the buck out there. When I take my 10" dob out I can unload it from the car and be ready to view 5 minutes after turning up.
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Found the moon through the clouds and the sight damn near blinded me *sigh* gonna have to purchase a decent moon filter cause I seem to have misplaced my old one.
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Nah just use high magnification. How much time do you spend viewing the moon at low mag? Throwing away light I think lessens the ability to see fine detail and with the moon out your not going to be concerned about dark adaptation anyway.
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the right angle finder scope. I'm having difficulty pointing it at the right area of sky! I'm used to a straight through so I can chuck my head behind it and eyeball the patch I wanna aim at, and when I get close voila it appears in the finder. Not so with the right angle... gonna take some getting used to! (Or I'll steal the ifnder of the 6" )
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This is where a Rigel quickfinder or a telrad comes in handy as a sighting tool.
Some people throw away the optical finder and use one of these, but I prefer to have both. The right angle finder does save your neck and back and you will come to appreciate it.
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Pointed it at sirius for the fun of it, but no sign of the pup  May have something to do with the amount of cloud in the way too mind you...
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Might also have something to do with the seeing and also not having your fan running. The fan will make a big difference in cooling your mirror and allowing it to give you best possible views.
Congrats on your new scope
