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Originally Posted by erick
Elizabeth, you sound like a troubled woman! Let's see what we can do to help out!
EP may well mean "Eyepiece" the 6, 10 and 30 thingos. That actually means 6mm, 10mm and 30mm focal length for the three eyepieces. The 30mm will give the least magnification (and be easiest to use) and the 6mm will give the most magnification and might be a pain to use until you get some experience.
Normally the view through a telescope is not the same as you see directly because of the lenses/mirrors that the light has to pass though and bounce off. It will be upside down or back to front orboth. An erect image adapter changes the image to make it look like "normal". Good if you are using your scope during the day to look at birds, ships, mountains etc.
It may be best if you take all the bits and pieces and visit someone who can help - or they come and see you. If you want to tell us which city/town you live in, we might have a volunteer. Or help you find a local astronomy group who will probably be happy to help.
We wouldn't have high hopes for a DSE 114mm reflctor on a "dinky wobbly" tripod - but with care, you should be able to look at the Moon and Jupiter for a start.
Eric
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I understand that you were talking generally about scopes, but may be we should tell her that she cannot rectify a reflector's image. I don't know about you, but if I have trouble with a scope at night, I test it during the day on terrestrial targets to see where the problem might be. We don't want the poor lady any further confused.