Thanks for the feedback, Erick.
The star was lowish in the horizon towards the N/E - E (i think) at around 7pm I think from memory ...
The scope I got was one of these:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Astronomical-...QQcmdZViewItem
Specs given are:
- Aperture: 150mm (6”)
- Focal Length: 750mm, f/5
- Finderscope: 6x30
- Equatorial mount with setting circle for the ease of locating a sky object
- Slow motion controls on R.A. and Dec. Axes
- Counterweight with counterweight shaft
- Standard 1.25” accessories include: PL6.5mm, PL25mm
- Eyepiece 1:6.5mm …… 115X Magnification
- Eyepiece 1:25mm …… 30X Magnification
- 2X Barlow lens
- 1.5X Erecting Eyepiece
- Aluminium tripod with slow motion control rod for easy vertical micro adjustment
- One moon filter is provided to remove the glare and sharpen surface details
- Base Dimension: 160 x 160 cm
- Weight: 18kg
- Max Height: 160cm
Note: This is a reflecting telescope. View will be up-side-down.
I was probably a bit trigger happy with the focus (along with all the other knobs and dials!) - my boss at work only just clued me in this morning to the fact that once I've focused on the moon I shouldnt really need to touch it again when looking at other objects. I'll probably give it another shot before dinner tonight
Cheers,
Dave.