i would like some advice on get a biger telescope

[renormalised (Carl)]

Originally Posted by TJD

i would buy you a 40inche and just keep the 12

Don't worry about that ....I hope I'm lucky enough to do that myself, one day. In the meantime I'm happy with what I have

Keep your chin up.

[TJD (Trevor)]

Originally Posted by renormalised

Don't worry about that ....I hope I'm lucky enough to do that myself, one day. In the meantime I'm happy with what I have

Keep your chin up.

i hope one day i can also afored a 40inche but at the moment my dream is to find a comet and name it after my family thanks you have been the best help for me good luck with your masters

[renormalised (Carl)]

good luck with your masters

Thank you

I hope you find your comet....just keep your eyes peeled and the scope pointing skyward

[Screwdriverone (Chris)]

Originally Posted by TJD

not goood

Hi Trevor,

The clean your room quote was for Brendan, based on my comment about his spelling of collimation, wasnt directed at you, sorry if you took that the wrong way.

Sounds like you have settled on the 12 inch collapsible, good choice based on the support of who you have there at home, be careful of the trolley though, it could scratch things as the base is quite wide at 64cm round and you will need some OTA support such as the original packing foam between the OTA and the trolley.

Have fun with the new toy, sorry to hear about your Pop.

Cheers

Chris

[TJD (Trevor)]

i got a 12 inche brand new skywatcher collapsible i can carry it as i am much biger than other 13 year olds i find it easyer to carry then my nexstar its so cool with a muti speed focuser it has like 80 speeds thaks guys for helping me im very proud of my self because i put the mount togather all by my self.

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

Very well done.

Now go outside and feast on the Great Orion Nebula in all of its 12" glory!

Aperture Rulez

[renormalised (Carl)]

Originally Posted by TJD

i got a 12 inche brand new skywatcher collapsible i can carry it as i am much biger than other 13 year olds i find it easyer to carry then my nexstar its so cool with a muti speed focuser it has like 80 speeds thaks guys for helping me im very proud of my self because i put the mount togather all by my self.

You know, we're all expecting a new comet and at least a supernova or two per month, now you have the 12" dob

[JethroB76 (Jeff)]

great news

[bmitchell82 (Brendan)]

nahh super novas are not anything worth worrying about with a man of such science prowess. you could find a aliens hanging out on a super giant earth HAZZAR.

[TJD (Trevor)]

at the moment im trying to learn to counter weight it
when i take the lens covers off the ota points up slowly any sugestions on how to fix it i think it ment for 2 inche eyepieces but i only got 1.25inche so i would like to know how to non perminitly couter weight it i can tighten the tenchon knobs but then its harder to move up down



a comet a month is hard but ill make you a deal ill find an object and you pay me $100 each object.


im now planing for my 80 inche scope but ill wait for the price to go down first ($1500)

[TJD (Trevor)]

m42 is amazing even with 6 inche i would like to see a galixy not a dot like in my 6 inche and when i do

ive been planing my messier marathon.

[TJD (Trevor)]

best telescope i own is the nexstar 6 se and the 12"skywatcher dob

[norm]

Hey Trevor,

Congrats on your new scope. Its a great hobby to get into.

Try sticking some magnets on the end of the scope such as old speaker magnets or or those acquarium magnets - they're both pretty weighty and you can take them off and on as you insert eyepieces in/out.

If your paranoid, you may want to put some cloth/felt before the magnets so as not to scratch the scope.

Good luck and clear skies mate!
Norm

[TJD (Trevor)]

thanks ill try the magnets