I recently bought this telescope and returned it. It is a s..t scope. The mount is as wobbly as hell... It looks hefty and strong, but it's very deceiving (it weighs a hell of allot). The tripod extension leg holder thing breaks if you just slight over tighten it. On first light, the bloody degrees/angle metres fell of and the scope flexi position adjusters just kept loosening up (the little screws the connect the flexi cable to the tripod).
The eyepieces that it is supposed to come with (as stated in manual and on box) don't come with it. 1.5x erecting eyepiece works ok on Rigel or Sirius, but you cannot achieve a good focus. The 2x barlow, forget it. Everything went fuzzy and blurry. The barlows are not compatible with the focuser (you take it to the limit, it looks like your getting there and boom, can't focus anymore.) You know at the front of a newtonian...the mount where the second mirror sits the looks like a cross... thats what the stars come out as..... unbeleivable shadowy crap.
The eyepieces are Super Plossl (made in China). 6mm 10mm and 30mm (or 32mm can't remember..... I returned it and got the 8" GSO DOB and a Meade ETX70AT remember!!).
The 32mm and 10mm is great for zooming in on the moon, but when attaching a barlow you can lose focus (even on a full moon with moon filter attached).
I thought S...t what a bargain when I bought it...but pffft what a piece of crap even after collimation. A terrible buy. Don't be deceived by cheap electronic store crap..... Maybe one in a thousand might be lucky to get something good if they bought one of these....
Get the 6" or 8" GSO Dobs.
Since you've bought it and modded it, try your best to make it work. Sheesh Im lucky I got a refund..............
Good Luck