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Finally - got to test out my scope for the first time last night. Was not the best seeing conditions but at least the heavy cloud cover of the last week had disappeared. (It doesn’t help viewing that I'm only few kms away from city centre)..
I managed to collimate the scope correctly, and also managed to get the finder scope cross hairs accurate enough that when I aimed at a star, it was in my field of view using a 6.5mm EP. I was extremely happy with this as I was able to find things again as they moved quickly out of view.
Like most beginners, I saw Saturn, rings, and moons for first time using my own scope! And I also was able to make out the Alpha Centauri A & B! (my first binary star system!). Viewing real estate from my suburban deck is also very limited, so only have access to sections of the sky.
Will try and get the 'goto' system working next time if there is enough clear sky to look at. Am yet to attempt alignment of SynScan.
Can't wait for clearer skies!
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