my name is mum59,and this is all knew to me,I purchased my first high powered telescope about 3 days ago,only had a chance to use it last night,it was absolutely fantastic,even my kids loved looking,I'm totally hooked,but,just a question,can anybody tell me what an erecting eyepiece is,probably a silly question.
Hello Maree and welcome to iceinspace
an erecting eyepiece enables you to see things in the daylight the right way up.
in the night time there is really no up or down astronomically speaking.
I presume the telescope you have is a refractor.
I am sure there will be others who will give you more information if you require it.
Hi Maree and welcome to just about the best hobby in the world.
One thing I have learned about astronomy is there are no silly questions. No one can know everything, and because most of us really want to share knowledge almost any question will be answered. Of course while there are no silly questions, that doesn't mean there are no silly answers!
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