[Ryan.Abrahams (Ryan Abrahams)]

Hi All,

My father is (I believe) short-sighted, and has bi-focals for reading. I do not need spectacles to see clearly, so when my father has issues getting anything in focus, I am not actually sure if he should be attempting WITH his glasses, or with out. He doesn't seem to have much luck with either, but then again, he is also very afraid of touching the telescope for fear of breaking it, so getting him to try and focus it is hard enough as is.

Do other users on this forum wear their spectacles while viewing, or do they remove them and use the focuser to compensate?

I am hoping to find out, as I know my father is rather disappointed that he can't see much when he looks through the scope (others are wowed by the planets, all he see's are well out of focus blobs, as he calls them) and I am hoping others here can help me out.