Help!

[picklesrules (Nicholas)]

Im gonan sound like the biggest nub

I just bought an Skywatcher 80ED it has a Black Diamond Focuser On it

and i cant achieve focus :S

i dont have a diagonal is that it?
this is my first refractor
i was able to achieve focus with my camera (300d)
but none of my eyepieces would focus :S

please help
its a perfect night tonight and im missing it

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

If you're viewing straight through without the diagonal, you'll need to use an extension tube.
Do you have a barlow lens? Unscrew the glass from the bottom and put somewhere safe, and use the barlows tube as your extension.
Otherwise just put your diagonal back in.

[picklesrules (Nicholas)]

omg i feel like an idiot haha
thank u so much

[gbeal]

Unless you are viewing the neighbours, you will soon want to use that diagonal anyway, it is called "refractors neck" LOL. Try it for a night without, especially at the zenith, you'll get the idea.
Gary