[Sma012 (John)]

Hello everyone. If you could would someone be able to help?

I just got a 6 inch Maksutov Cassegrain back from repairs and i'm having some trouble but i don't think its from the repairs. Its set up which is good and my finder scope is alligned well, atleast compared to my previous attempts.

I'm assuming its colimated and its been sitting outside for a while to adjust to the cold.

Looking at the moon a couple days ago with my standard plossyl eyepieces it was great, spying on me neighbours 10 minutes ago it was even better BUT now when i come to stars it doesn't find anything. I can see through my finder scope plenty of stars that i can't see through my naked eye but when i get to look throught the optical tube i see nothing!!!!!!!!! and its killing me.

I thought i would see something but its as if it was completely out of focus, so i turned the focus knob all the way right and all the way left but i still get nothing. NOte: Works great on a house a kilometer or so away. Focuses and defocuses appropriately.

Does anyone have any suggestions about what might be wrong or whatr i might be doing wrong?

There is some light pollution but i still expect to see something, especially since i can see things through my finder scope.

Would appreciate any help tremendously!