Newbie needing advice

[zultan (Mike)]

Originally Posted by Jon

If you really want a kit why not a home-grown one? http://www.bintel.com.au/Eyepieces-a...oductview.aspx

But if it were me, and I had $165 to spend on eyepieces with your setup, I'd get http://www.bintel.com.au/Eyepieces-a...oductview.aspx. As Malcolm says, this is the one you will use 90% of the time. invest in a nice one!

If you want to see what the planets can look like then add $40 and get http://www.bintel.com.au/Eyepieces-a...oductview.aspx

My 2c

This is great advice, thanks (links saved). But I went down the road of eBaying the Celestron kit ($158 delivered), online tracking says my box has reached Sydney..

I'm on the cusp of not wanting to invest too much at this stage, when I expect I will get fed up of my limitations and buy a scope with GoTo capability.

[Jon (Jonathan)]

Originally Posted by zultan

I'm on the cusp of not wanting to invest too much at this stage, when I expect I will get fed up of my limitations and buy a scope with GoTo capability.

Sure. Remember though that eyepieces are entirely portable from scope to scope. Buy a good one and it will last you years, whatever scope you use.

Btw Mike, where are you? The location thingy has you as 1km distance from me. I'm in Latham.

[zultan (Mike)]

True. Although, I've been noticing that 2" eyepieces become more common as you go up the telescope range...

Last post was from Higgins, this post probably has me in Singapore (work proxy server is there)

[zultan (Mike)]

Wahooo, I now have in my grubby mits the Celestron eyepiece kit.

[Jon (Jonathan)]

Originally Posted by zultan

Wahooo, I now have in my grubby mits the Celestron eyepiece kit.

Nice night for it! Let us know how you get on.

[zultan (Mike)]

Originally Posted by Jon

Nice night for it! Let us know how you get on.

Thanks, it was a beautifully clear night. I'm still stumped however when it comes to figuring out where I'm pointing my telescope. Even with binoculars the field of vision is too narrow for me to be confident that I'm looking at the southern cross or another part of the sky. With the telescope I'm even more lost.

[scagman (John)]

Hi Mike,

That is ONE of my problems too. I got a green laser pointer and use that to see where the scope is pointing. If you mount it to your ota and have it aligned like you would your finder scope then you can see where you're actually pointing. You may need to check what the law says about owing/using a glp in your state. You can use one of these to mount it to the ota. http://www.bintel.com.au/Accessories...oductview.aspx I just lay mine against the ota. its not accurate but gives me in some idea where I'm pointing.

Cheers

PS Welcome to IIS too.

[zultan (Mike)]

Originally Posted by scagman

Hi Mike,

That is ONE of my problems too. I got a green laser pointer and use that to see where the scope is pointing. If you mount it to your ota and have it aligned like you would your finder scope then you can see where you're actually pointing. You may need to check what the law says about owing/using a glp in your state. You can use one of these to mount it to the ota. http://www.bintel.com.au/Accessories...oductview.aspx I just lay mine against the ota. its not accurate but gives me in some idea where I'm pointing.

Cheers

PS Welcome to IIS too.

Thanks for the welcome and the tip. Must admit I was impressed when I saw a LP in use at my local club. I don't think they are easy to obtain any more?