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Old 22-02-2010, 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by grantspants View Post
thank you guys, it must be terribly painful advising someone like me, but think i've got it!
I've managed to focus in on some stars but still testing out the eyepieces. It seems the 20mm eyepiece works best to begin with.
>Should I use the barlow <I have or start without it?
The moon is nowhere to be seen tonight which is a shame, there is starting to be a bit of cloud cover.
I think the EQ mount is going to take a bit of getting used to!

Thanks very much folks
At night use the lowest power magnification eyepiece Ie the one with the largest number (say 25mm) and gradually as you get more experienced you can use higher power.
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