Greetings all
After having a little browse of the forums I'd thought I'd drop you all a line...
Over a glass or three of shiraz last night I brought out the telescope (which had been given to me last week) to see what I could see.
I didn't attempt alignment with the polar axis (I was already having difficulty aligning myself in the dark as it was) and pointed it towards the Southern Cross for a squizz.
I have a SkyWatcher Maksutov F:127mm D:1500mm on what appears to be an equatorial mount. The eyepiece is a plossl 25mm.
The view was impressive but not spectacular. Would this set up be able to bring Jupiter and or Saturn into technicolour glory or is the Moon as far as I should be pointing it?
At some stage I'd also like to hook up my Pentax istDS DSLR.
After an email to the appropriate vendor I received a quote for a mount, a T-ring and an oppcam. What are these mysterious items and can I build them myself out of barrel staves and empty wine bottles?
Cheers