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Old 12-08-2008, 02:35 PM
Biscuits
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Perth
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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.
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