hi there,
in reply to your replies. we only have the 20 and 10mm eye pieces that came with the telescope. so any suggestions will come in handy. the 2x barlow is on it's way. i had a look at andrews.com. i noticed his 2x barlow is cheaper then other australian shops i looked at but i'm sorry to say the one i have purchased from america is cheaper still. i'd be interested in buying second hand. i shall have a look at the classifieds on here also.
we don't have iphone or anything like that but the lad does so shall give your suggestion a go Poita. and yeh all i was doing at the start was swinging the scope around to see what i could see. hubby didn't have the view finder aligned properly. but he has corrected it and we are finding it easier to use.
i found jupiter and his 4 big moons this morning after about half hour. (tracked it for 90mins, hands and feet got a bit cold in the end.) i'm guessing i was looking through the view finder at the wrong angle/height. hubby (steven) wants some suggestions for another one or what do you's think about using a gun scope?
all suggestions welcome
tammy