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Old 18-01-2010, 07:26 AM
Barrykgerdes
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Further to what Trevor says

The LPI FOV is near enough to the FOV of a 6.4mm plossl. So practice viewing through an eyepiece that size to get an idea of what you will be looking for.

The parfocal distance is close to a Meade plossl eyepiece 1/4" further out than the LPI.

Practice with a land based object to learn about focus and exposure.
If your scope does not track then it will be almost impossible to image even the moon unless you are experienced in hand tracking. The FOV from that scope will be such that the object will take only a couple of seconds to pass through the FOV.

The below Stellarium shots show the relative FOV of some objects with your set up
1. part of pleides 2. Jupiter 3. part of the moon

Barry
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