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Old 21-06-2010, 04:40 PM
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Help

hi guys,

Can anyone help me with my telescope please?

ive got telescope and no idea how to use it.. and everything looks pretty much the same as i can see with naked eyes lol

pm plz maha_noni@yahoo.com or 0403 346 983

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Old 21-06-2010, 06:27 PM
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it would be good if we can get some pics or model number of the telescope.
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Old 22-06-2010, 02:51 PM
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Hi Tony,

I have not taken any photo yet, i'll take some on the next clear sky.

this is what i have got :-

SKYWATCHER Newtonian 200mm x 1000mm reflector w/Crayford style focuser, EQ5 mount w/steel tripod and dual-axis drive/handcontroller
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Old 22-06-2010, 04:14 PM
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what eyepieces do you have??
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Old 22-06-2010, 06:11 PM
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You should start by learning to setup your mount, here is a good article

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.p...63,498,0,0,1,0

After that you need to learn the sky, and know where to find the interesting things.

Good luck and have fun

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Old 22-06-2010, 06:12 PM
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Hi Ali

You have the same telescope as me. You can find the user manual at the link below. It will explain how to set it up and use it.

http://www.skywatchertelescope.net/s...AL_EQ3and5.pdf

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Old 22-06-2010, 07:53 PM
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Hi Ali, welcome to IIS

What you really need to do is to get yourself to an observing night with a local astronomy club/society and take your scope along too. That way, you'll get a chance to look through other scopes and the members will help you to setup and show you how to use your scope.

This is exactly the problem most newcomers to astronomy have....they go out and buy a scope with absolutely no idea at what they're doing or what they're buying, get really discouraged and then toss it all in. That's why you need the help of others more experienced than yourself to show you the ropes and give you a head start. Then you need to start learning about the night sky, and the best way to start is with "Mark 1 eyeball", a good set of starmaps and/or a planisphere and a deck chair. Rug up, grab a thermos of tea/coffee and a beanie for your noggin', then go and sit out under the stars for the night. Take a pair of binoculars with you, if you want to have a closer look, but for most of the night just use your eyes. Do this for as long as it takes for you to get used to finding the constellations and some of the brighter objects. Keep doing it all the time, actually. You can never tire of looking at the sky.
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Old 28-06-2010, 03:10 AM
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G'day

sorry for late reply.. have been busy with work..
( Tony i've got sp10mm and sp25mm eyepieces )

thanks rest of the guys for helping me out..

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Ali
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