Loving it. Lots to get your teeth into. First session was spent putting it together, lining up the red dot finder scope and getting used to looking at chimney tops with low mag (it was cloudy!). Second session spent (having got a collimation eye piece) lining up the mirrors, checking out the combinations of the 10mm 25mm and 2x Barlow lenses. And then (having also bought a moon filter) putting it all to use on our moon on a clear night. Even managed to get a little snap on my mobile phone camera, although I wouldn’t recommend it: very fiddly.
Next stop learning how to line up the equatorial mount properly: the moon was moving out of view so quickly it’ll be a real advantage to be able to track things with a little tweak of the DEC axis. And I also want to look for some planets. Maybe even try hooking up an DSLR....
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 109.5 x 50.5 x 26.4 centimetres |
|---|---|
| Package Weight | 19.46 Kilograms |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 110 x 51 x 27 centimetres |
| Item Weight | 17000 Grams |
| Brand | Skywatcher |
| Colour | Black |
| Max Focal Length | 900 Millimetres |
| Objective Lens Diameter | 130 Millimetres |
| Part number | SK1309EQ2 |
| Telescope Mount Description | Equatorial Mount |
