@@LayManSmart I've been using 10x50 binoculars for stargazing and learning the night sky for quite some time. Now I'm looking to upgrade to a telescope. Please suggest a good reflector telescope with EQ mount in which I can see not only planets and moon but also DSOs like Messier catalogue objects. Thanks in advance.
I recently purchased one of these telescopes,knowing absolutely nothing about telescopes, I learnt more in this video about setting it up than I did reading the manual, very informative video and straight to the point. Thank you
I received a telescope for Christmas. No instruction booklet, nothing. The website doesn't work, there is nothing on it. So grateful for this video. I'm going to actually use my telescope 🔭 now!
Thank you. I needed this video cause last night I went out for two hours and didnt get any pictures cause when I saw the star i tried to take a picture but there wasnt any star on the screen so I'll try again today
Had my scope for about 6 months, and just found your channel, taught me lots that I didn't know, and in such easy to understand terminology. Thank you👍👍👍
This was actually really great. You went through a lot of detailed info in a perfect amount of time. Not to long, not to short, just right. And I think I have a little bit better grasp of what I'm doing.
Thank you thank you thank you!!! I got a Celestron astromaster 130eq about 1.5 years ago, and it’s been collecting dust for a while. It was very frustrating trying to use it, because the manual was quite hard to understand. The RA and DEC got me very confused, but you explained it so well and made it super easy to understand. Tonight was the lunar eclipse so I thought it was a perfect time to bust out the astromaster. I got a glimpse of the moon, but as I was switching from my 20mm to my 10mm lenses, I lost it because my telescope slipped. I couldn’t figure out for the life of me how to fix it, but now I understand! Thank you!
I have used just tried until now, yet I've decided to move forward given the opportunity of buying a basic telescope; this is a very nice and clear video to be able to mount and use the thing once it arrives; love the demonstration! Thanks for sharing that.
I just bought a Seben 1000 and was struggling with it and eventually getting frustrated. You provided very helpful tips.Thank You! Keep the videos coming for amateurs !
Thank you very much ,I found a real good quality mount at good will a year ago and to day I bought a celestron c90 in perfect condition for 5.00 .your video saved me a lot of time.
Thanks for the video! You totally nailed it because I’ve been having trouble seeing anything through the lens. I need to adjust my finder scope during the day. Shalom and thanks again!❤
Please make a beginners to astronomy video, with all fundamental leads including books, forums and more that one should follow to get down into the world beyond the grounds we live at. Many thanks !
Thank you for this video! I am about to dig into your content and if it is not there it would be great to have a series on how to go from beginner to a real amateur astronomy.
I can tell by your enthusiasm that it won't be long until you upgrade to a tracking (go-to) mount. Once you take your first Nebula shot you will upgrade. I guarantee it. EDIT: I subscribed so I can watch you evolve. Good on you for starting a channel and good luck.
@@LayManSmart Haha nice, one thing I'll say is that these go-to mounts are infinitely more precise and stable than I ever imagined they could be, they truly do open you up the deepest of skies with alien technology levels of accuracy. In the meantime there's so much you haven't showed us yet, you had mounting issues for your DSLR?
Excellent, thank you' I just bought my first telescope (very similar to yours, but with a Sky-watcher brand) and found you showing how to balance the rig very useful. BUT, one important question, how do you move it ? For example, from inside the house to the bottom of the garden? It's very heavy and very awkward. Is there a special way to hold it? Do you remove the mount and telescope assembly from the tripod?
Hi Peter, congrats for the new telescope, once its balanced, you can pick the telescope up without removing it from the tripod, I usually pick it up using my dominant hand from the Azimuth Axis (Where we tight the screw up at 0:55 Secs in the video, exact point) and use the other hand to ensure it u have a good hold of it! Enjoy Astronomy!
Hey mate - I did record a video detailing the same thing with example - Hope you find it useful ua-cam.com/video/0ZLUvYAYBto/v-deo.html&ab_channel=LayManSmart
You said that the alignment of the finder scope is super important but you didn't show how to align it nor how to look through it. Do you have to twist your head and put your eye up to the eyepiece or is there an easier way to view through it? I love your videos and they have been most helpful. I'm a newbie and some of the things you take for granted are foreign to me.
Hey Tollie, thanks for the comment mate. Yes absolutely will upload a quick video around how to align the finder scope in a week of time or so. Please check out this video where I do show quickly how to do that if this might be of any help. ua-cam.com/video/0ZLUvYAYBto/v-deo.html
Genuine question because I don't know and I'm not really sure : is it possible to see something while leaving in a pretty crowdy citytown ? I'm afraid I won't see anything because of light pollution (leaving in Paris)
Hi , I recently bought a national geographic telescope for my son . I have set it up and can see through the Veiw finder but cannot see anything through the other . Just pure black ! What have I done wrong ? Thanks
I was gifted a telescope some time ago and haven’t been able to begin because, due to twice contracting Bells Palsey, I cannot close my left eye keeping my right open. Unfortunately the finder scope is set only on the left side of the scope. What can I use to block my left eye to keep my right open?
Hi Bob, thanks for the comment! Wishing you good health in the new year ahead. For a long session' of visual observing I tend to use my free hand to cover one eye as its tiring to keep one eye shut for long anyways. Or any wearable eye patches can perhaps help too? Wishing you clear skies ahead! Cheers
Hi there, seems like they are not aligned, ideally do that during the day time, here's another video of mine which explains it in details. ua-cam.com/video/0ZLUvYAYBto/v-deo.html&ab_channel=LayManSmart
Those 5x24 finders are pure junk. You might consider upgrading the finder. If not you can unscrew the lens and remove the stop and increase the light entering the finder scope. That would at lease help.
Try tightening it equally at all screw which makes it bit more firm, I have gotten a laser guided finder scope and I would HIGHLY recommend it for its ease of use n not having issues of it being thrown out of alignment frequently!
Hi, I enjoyed your videos especially as I have the same telescope. How do you find particular planets for example. That is, if I want to see Saturn, how do I know where to point my telescope?
I used to get my info from an almanac. Most, but not all almanacs will have rise/set data, and the compass heading for both, based on your latitude. That's how I learned. There are also several websites which will have the same data. Keep looking up!
You explain very clear and easy, but after looking at the Right ascension and declination video you refer to. And in the above video RA axis is looking like diagonal view to the sky. Azimuth was after looking at other videos, right above my head. Not left right like you say in this above video. Is the telescope tilting according to the ecliptic? It is very confusing. Very grateful if you could explain this further in a video, because you are awesome in describing this great subject! 😀
Really appreciate the knowledge spread. I recently bought Saxon EQ 1141 and started exploring. Could you please share the specs of eyepiece used in the video? Thanks, Yash
LUMINOS 10MM EYEPIECE - 1.25" it has a 82 degree field of view! I use it for my primary observation of planets! Even though I’ve a 4mm, this one just provides an excellent magnification and wide field of view.
@@LayManSmart thank you so much. I was browsing the next moment I asked you for it and I tumbled on the same one, they are pretty expensive though but definitely worth it. Also, did you ever consider making a video of mirror collimation?
Firm believer that your viewing experience depends highly on a good eyepiece! These are definitely expensive. Mirror collimation is not required for a long period if you have been keeping your telescope in fairly okay maintenance, once you need to clean your mirror, gotta make sure its well collimated before getting on with it. Requires a laser collimator etc to get it right. Haven’t found a need for it yet. I’m down to learn some tips if you come across some! Cheers
Getting a decent quality video shot is always challenging, but through this eyepiece I would say, the viewing experience is at least 3 to 4 times more clearer and easier due to its wide field of view. Not invested in selling their product 😂 but just sharing experience.
@@LayManSmart certainly agree to it and to the fact that good eyepiece increase viewing experience. The ones which are provide as kit are good not I feel not build with good quality material. While I was able to focus on craters of one side of the one moon, i find not the whole moon to be in Focus. I was wondering if it was due to incomplete mirror collimation but I guess it must be eyepiece. Also, I've tried to focus on Saturn. (Melbourne time) and found it just like blurred small white dot. Tried it starting with 25mm to 10 to 4, including and excluding the 1.5x ericing eyepiece but found not much difference, still blurred.
My son is 12 years old and deeply into astronomy. Do you know what is an expensive telescope I should get him for Christmas where he can see the moon and other planets and galaxies?
Hi, sorry for late response. I’d look into either Celestron StarSense Explorer DX5 ” SCT Telescope or if I have little extra money to spare then Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope. Both have go to capabilities which makes it much easier and fun.
Hello! My husband got me a telescope that looks like yours but is a tasco instead, I'm having trouble with adjusting my latitude scale, it dosent matter how much I tighten it, I can do it till my fingers hurt and it still won't hold in the place I want it to be set at, any suggestions for me? 😅
Thanks for the sub and comment. Depends if its a refractor or reflector, reflector ones uses a mirror arrangement to produce image, for which we know that mirror flips the image. Doesn’t really matter since there’s no up or down in space. There are image diagonals available for correcting this, totally optional.
@@LayManSmart No, not the mirrors of a reflector flip the image, there is a point reflection due to the light rays crossing. Now the image is upside down and mirrored, but when using a star diagonal, the former is changed. With Newtonians, you don't use a star diagonal.
Hey man, yes you can if you wear contacts, otherwise you can give the bit premium eyepieces which sort of has a cup around it to make it easier for viewing with glasses.
Hi there, loved your video! I've just only recently become interested in astronomy and watching your video has inspired me to purchase a telescope. I was just wondering why you have decided to go with an EQ mount rather than a Dob? Thank you!! :)
Hi Syida, Excellent question. This EQ mount telescope has single axis motor drive, which means once I do a rough polar alignment and point it to a planet it stays in view finder for very long while with a very little correction required. Making it a perfect choice for first time users to focus on seeing more rather than setting it up more, so having that motor drive control was my decision point. (Plus it was on a special price with almost similar price of telescope without any motor drive) My next telescope would 100% be a computerised 10" or 12" dob which requires decent investment. Only recommend if you really get into this hobby, as you don't want it to sit and collect dust. Cheers.
@@LayManSmart Hi Roshal (hope I have spelt that correctly)! Appreciate your reply - definitely solidified my inclination towards an EQ mount, I'm very much looking forward to getting my first telescope and spending hours marvelling at the heavens :)
How to watch planets? Latest video is out now on taking telescope out in field and polar alignment
ua-cam.com/video/0ZLUvYAYBto/v-deo.html
Hello i really liked your video i want to talk to you are you on discord?
@@rameshwarprasadchaturvedi8257 Unfortunately I am not on discord.
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@@LayManSmart I've been using 10x50 binoculars for stargazing and learning the night sky for quite some time. Now I'm looking to upgrade to a telescope. Please suggest a good reflector telescope with EQ mount in which I can see not only planets and moon but also DSOs like Messier catalogue objects. Thanks in advance.
I recently purchased one of these telescopes,knowing absolutely nothing about telescopes, I learnt more in this video about setting it up than I did reading the manual, very informative video and straight to the point. Thank you
I received a telescope for Christmas. No instruction booklet, nothing. The website doesn't work, there is nothing on it. So grateful for this video. I'm going to actually use my telescope 🔭 now!
Thank you. I needed this video cause last night I went out for two hours and didnt get any pictures cause when I saw the star i tried to take a picture but there wasnt any star on the screen so I'll try again today
Wishing you clear skies!
Had my scope for about 6 months, and just found your channel, taught me lots that I didn't know, and in such easy to understand terminology. Thank you👍👍👍
best video there is out there, thank you!!!!!! this actually made sense to me, i just got my first ever telescope and its a polaris 130 reflector
Thanks a lot, i was kind of scared on starting with a new kind of telescope. Now i feel a lot more confident to go en gaze at the night sky
This was actually really great. You went through a lot of detailed info in a perfect amount of time. Not to long, not to short, just right. And I think I have a little bit better grasp of what I'm doing.
Great stuff , bought myself a nat geo 76/700 , can't see anything, but this tutorial makes more sense for the further set up. Thanks
Thank you thank you thank you!!! I got a Celestron astromaster 130eq about 1.5 years ago, and it’s been collecting dust for a while. It was very frustrating trying to use it, because the manual was quite hard to understand. The RA and DEC got me very confused, but you explained it so well and made it super easy to understand. Tonight was the lunar eclipse so I thought it was a perfect time to bust out the astromaster. I got a glimpse of the moon, but as I was switching from my 20mm to my 10mm lenses, I lost it because my telescope slipped. I couldn’t figure out for the life of me how to fix it, but now I understand! Thank you!
Thank you Alexia, glad to hear you have found it useful.
Short and sweet, straight to the point. I appreciate that
Excellent! Exactly what I needed to understand how to set up the telescope! Thanks!
I have used just tried until now, yet I've decided to move forward given the opportunity of buying a basic telescope; this is a very nice and clear video to be able to mount and use the thing once it arrives; love the demonstration! Thanks for sharing that.
I just bought a Seben 1000 and was struggling with it and eventually getting frustrated. You provided very helpful tips.Thank You! Keep the videos coming for amateurs !
Glad it helped!
Hi Channpreet..
I am also planning to buy a good telescope. how much does it cost to you?... Btw such a unique name you have👍. Never heard before
@@GUPRPEET-Singh Hi Gurpreet, thank you! My boyfriend gave it to me for my birthday, so I'm not sure about the exact cost, sorry!
@@channpreetkaur8249 wow .... So lucky. U got it as agl gift... You must be not in india..its 6:00am itni jaldi koun uthta hai.😊
@@GUPRPEET-Singh you got that right! :)
This is the best instructional video I have watched . i would have never figured out how to balance my EQ.
Thank you.
Thank you very much ,I found a real good quality mount at good will a year ago and to day I bought a celestron c90 in perfect condition for 5.00 .your video saved me a lot of time.
Thanks. Very helpful for the guy that’s never used a telescope before yet “inherited” one. Much appreciated.
See if you can find a science and tech museum nearby ask if they have an astronomy club talk to the members they will show you so much.
Thanks for the video! You totally nailed it because I’ve been having trouble seeing anything through the lens. I need to adjust my finder scope during the day. Shalom and thanks again!❤
Great video! I recently purchased the Carson 300 RP and they had absolutely nothing worthwhile regardind usage.
Man, you are a pro. I like the way you are teaching for a bigginer like me.
We're all students of astronomy, some of us has started the journey before others.. :)
Wow, this is one of the best beginner tutorials I've seen! Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
I'm thinking about buying a telescope. Now I am watching these videos to have some pre-knowledge. Thanks!
I just bought a similar model today and am really excited to try it out at night
I found the information about the finder scope especially helpful, thank you.
My new favorite channel about telescopes
brilliant just what I was looking for, very good tips for starter like me , many thanks
Please make a beginners to astronomy video, with all fundamental leads including books, forums and more that one should follow to get down into the world beyond the grounds we live at.
Many thanks !
Great suggestion!
Excellent video thanks, very well explained. I'll watch it again next time I'm trying to set up my ts.
Subscribed.👍
Using the telescope is very important and difficult but is a powerful and far seeing instrument/tool that is transforming our lives.
I just watched your video for the 1st time and it is great! Thank you very much!! 🎯✅
Thank you so do much, Farzin!
The moment you spoke I knew I'm at right place. Cheers.
Cheers mate 😂
This newbie says thanks. You saved me a lot of frustration.
Thank you for your video. I have never used a telescope before and you were so helpful.
Thank you for your thorough details. You are the best!
Thank you, Connie!
Great video, exactly what I was looking for, thanks!
Thank you just what I was looking for.
Your videos are the best!
You should do series of you making a telescope!
Thanks for the idea!
Very helpful video. Thanks.
Nice!.. Thank you from NZ 👍🇳🇿
Hey! Love your videos, keep them coming!
Thanks, More to come!
This is actually so amazing!! I want to become an astronomer 🥺🥺
Start it off with a budget telescope! Its a beautiful hobby
Same
Me too
Hi! Thanks for this video :))
I recently got a telescope and trying to figure everything about it. This video surely did help!
Glad it helped 😊
That was a good presentation. Thanks
Dude these are fantastic, please keep them up!
Thanks for the comment, appreciate it.
Thank you for this video! I am about to dig into your content and if it is not there it would be great to have a series on how to go from beginner to a real amateur astronomy.
Thanks for the suggestion! Definitely considered.
I can tell by your enthusiasm that it won't be long until you upgrade to a tracking (go-to) mount. Once you take your first Nebula shot you will upgrade. I guarantee it.
EDIT: I subscribed so I can watch you evolve. Good on you for starting a channel and good luck.
This articulates my thoughts well! Thank you so much for such a lovely comment and sub! 😄
@@LayManSmart Haha nice, one thing I'll say is that these go-to mounts are infinitely more precise and stable than I ever imagined they could be, they truly do open you up the deepest of skies with alien technology levels of accuracy. In the meantime there's so much you haven't showed us yet, you had mounting issues for your DSLR?
Dslr mount’s been workin fine (for this level of telescope) will be posting more frequently in coming months, things been bit busy.
I'm new here and your videos are so easy to understand. Thanks 👍
Thank you
Nice Video! Thanks for making and sharing this video.
Thanks for watching! Video on southern hemisphere polar alignment is on its way.. been some hectic schedule lately. :)
@@LayManSmart really appreciate it mate! Cheers!
I don't have telescope and never seen it but still I searched for this video.
@Kimberely Dienhart I know you bots 😂😂. But why are you scamming people? Get a job.
Thank you! Great video
Excellent video!
Excellent, thank you' I just bought my first telescope (very similar to yours, but with a Sky-watcher brand) and found you showing how to balance the rig very useful. BUT, one important question, how do you move it ? For example, from inside the house to the bottom of the garden? It's very heavy and very awkward. Is there a special way to hold it? Do you remove the mount and telescope assembly from the tripod?
Hi Peter, congrats for the new telescope, once its balanced, you can pick the telescope up without removing it from the tripod, I usually pick it up using my dominant hand from the Azimuth Axis (Where we tight the screw up at 0:55 Secs in the video, exact point) and use the other hand to ensure it u have a good hold of it!
Enjoy Astronomy!
Great video thanks alot
God bless you!!!
Thanks sir 😊
I wana try this with you...thank you
Thank You!
great video!
I would love to see a beginner video on tracking fast moving objects like Jupiter using an equatorial mount :)
Hey mate - I did record a video detailing the same thing with example - Hope you find it useful
ua-cam.com/video/0ZLUvYAYBto/v-deo.html&ab_channel=LayManSmart
You said that the alignment of the finder scope is super important but you didn't show how to align it nor how to look through it. Do you have to twist your head and put your eye up to the eyepiece or is there an easier way to view through it? I love your videos and they have been most helpful. I'm a newbie and some of the things you take for granted are foreign to me.
Hey Tollie, thanks for the comment mate. Yes absolutely will upload a quick video around how to align the finder scope in a week of time or so. Please check out this video where I do show quickly how to do that if this might be of any help.
ua-cam.com/video/0ZLUvYAYBto/v-deo.html
Very helpful 👍
nice video man
Thanks very much
Genuine question because I don't know and I'm not really sure : is it possible to see something while leaving in a pretty crowdy citytown ? I'm afraid I won't see anything because of light pollution (leaving in Paris)
Hi , I recently bought a national geographic telescope for my son . I have set it up and can see through the Veiw finder but cannot see anything through the other . Just pure black ! What have I done wrong ? Thanks
Best of us also forget to remove telescope cap sometimes. 😊
Thank You.
You're welcome
@@LayManSmart :)
I got this telescope 6 years ago and I still haven’t learned how to use it now nows the time 😂
Never too late.
I was gifted a telescope some time ago and haven’t been able to begin because, due to twice contracting Bells Palsey, I cannot close my left eye keeping my right open. Unfortunately the finder scope is set only on the left side of the scope.
What can I use to block my left eye to keep my right open?
Hi Bob, thanks for the comment!
Wishing you good health in the new year ahead. For a long session' of visual observing I tend to use my free hand to cover one eye as its tiring to keep one eye shut for long anyways. Or any wearable eye patches can perhaps help too?
Wishing you clear skies ahead!
Cheers
Thanks! 🔭
How does one disassemble the gears for the elevation? I have a Galaxsee and the gear for transverse works but the elevation does not.
Thanks!
what should i do if i can spot something on the finderscope but cant see anything on the eye piece?
Hi there, seems like they are not aligned, ideally do that during the day time, here's another video of mine which explains it in details. ua-cam.com/video/0ZLUvYAYBto/v-deo.html&ab_channel=LayManSmart
Nice video
Those 5x24 finders are pure junk. You might consider upgrading the finder. If not you can unscrew the lens and remove the stop and increase the light entering the finder scope. That would at lease help.
Whats the music in the end of the video?!
I am having trouble trying to tighten down the finder scope without throwing it out of alignment...any hints?
Try tightening it equally at all screw which makes it bit more firm, I have gotten a laser guided finder scope and I would HIGHLY recommend it for its ease of use n not having issues of it being thrown out of alignment frequently!
@@LayManSmart Thank you!
Hi, I enjoyed your videos especially as I have the same telescope. How do you find particular planets for example. That is, if I want to see Saturn, how do I know where to point my telescope?
Will drop a video on it in coming weeks explaining, watch this space! :)
@@LayManSmart How do you like your new finder scope, is it worth getting one?
Absolutely love it, makes locating things much easier!
@@LayManSmart Where did you get your scope finder from and how much?
I used to get my info from an almanac. Most, but not all almanacs will have rise/set data, and the compass heading for both, based on your latitude. That's how I learned.
There are also several websites which will have the same data.
Keep looking up!
I love your content
Keep it up 👍
Appreciate it! :)
thank. you.
I got a awb onesky reflector and it’s so confusing idk how to properly use it
You explain very clear and easy, but after looking at the Right ascension and declination video you refer to. And in the above video RA axis is looking like diagonal view to the sky. Azimuth was after looking at other videos, right above my head. Not left right like you say in this above video. Is the telescope tilting according to the ecliptic? It is very confusing. Very grateful if you could explain this further in a video, because you are awesome in describing this great subject! 😀
Really appreciate the knowledge spread. I recently bought Saxon EQ 1141 and started exploring. Could you please share the specs of eyepiece used in the video?
Thanks,
Yash
LUMINOS 10MM EYEPIECE - 1.25" it has a 82 degree field of view! I use it for my primary observation of planets! Even though I’ve a 4mm, this one just provides an excellent magnification and wide field of view.
@@LayManSmart thank you so much. I was browsing the next moment I asked you for it and I tumbled on the same one, they are pretty expensive though but definitely worth it. Also, did you ever consider making a video of mirror collimation?
Firm believer that your viewing experience depends highly on a good eyepiece! These are definitely expensive.
Mirror collimation is not required for a long period if you have been keeping your telescope in fairly okay maintenance, once you need to clean your mirror, gotta make sure its well collimated before getting on with it. Requires a laser collimator etc to get it right. Haven’t found a need for it yet. I’m down to learn some tips if you come across some!
Cheers
Getting a decent quality video shot is always challenging, but through this eyepiece I would say, the viewing experience is at least 3 to 4 times more clearer and easier due to its wide field of view.
Not invested in selling their product 😂 but just sharing experience.
@@LayManSmart certainly agree to it and to the fact that good eyepiece increase viewing experience. The ones which are provide as kit are good not I feel not build with good quality material. While I was able to focus on craters of one side of the one moon, i find not the whole moon to be in Focus. I was wondering if it was due to incomplete mirror collimation but I guess it must be eyepiece.
Also, I've tried to focus on Saturn. (Melbourne time) and found it just like blurred small white dot. Tried it starting with 25mm to 10 to 4, including and excluding the 1.5x ericing eyepiece but found not much difference, still blurred.
👌nice .
My son is 12 years old and deeply into astronomy. Do you know what is an expensive telescope I should get him for Christmas where he can see the moon and other planets and galaxies?
Hi, sorry for late response.
I’d look into either Celestron StarSense Explorer DX5 ” SCT Telescope or if I have little extra money to spare then Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope. Both have go to capabilities which makes it much easier and fun.
Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 6" AZ Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope
Thank you!
Nice video👍👍
Thank you 👍
Thankyou
Hey my scope cam with 3 different sized tubes I can't use them can u help mate
I have not heard of anything similar, may be it requires assembly of the tube? Hope its working by now for you.
@@LayManSmart it not the main tube it a tube that adds to the eye piece it called parlow lens
Hello! My husband got me a telescope that looks like yours but is a tasco instead, I'm having trouble with adjusting my latitude scale, it dosent matter how much I tighten it, I can do it till my fingers hurt and it still won't hold in the place I want it to be set at, any suggestions for me? 😅
There’s a screw at the opposite end of it, make sure thats counter turned to keep it in place.
Oh! I didn't even realize it was loose, thank you so much 😁
Whst brand is the EQ mount?
This one is just a generic brand which comes with most entry level telescope. Skywatcher/saxon.
Anyone tell me by which we will buy a telescope
Good👌
Thank you! Cheers!
Probably a daft question, but Why is the finderscope view flipped? and thanks by the way, appreciated, subscribed.
Thanks for the sub and comment.
Depends if its a refractor or reflector, reflector ones uses a mirror arrangement to produce image, for which we know that mirror flips the image.
Doesn’t really matter since there’s no up or down in space.
There are image diagonals available for correcting this, totally optional.
@@LayManSmart No, not the mirrors of a reflector flip the image, there is a point reflection due to the light rays crossing. Now the image is upside down and mirrored, but when using a star diagonal, the former is changed. With Newtonians, you don't use a star diagonal.
I wear glases, can I use it without my glasses??
Hey man, yes you can if you wear contacts, otherwise you can give the bit premium eyepieces which sort of has a cup around it to make it easier for viewing with glasses.
If you don't have astigmatism, you can observe without glasses, otherwise you will need them.
hey..can someone tell me plzzz.....why telescope are placed tilted
My finder scope sees things upside down, is that normal?
Yes
@@LayManSmart Thank you
Hi there, loved your video! I've just only recently become interested in astronomy and watching your video has inspired me to purchase a telescope. I was just wondering why you have decided to go with an EQ mount rather than a Dob? Thank you!! :)
Hi Syida, Excellent question. This EQ mount telescope has single axis motor drive, which means once I do a rough polar alignment and point it to a planet it stays in view finder for very long while with a very little correction required. Making it a perfect choice for first time users to focus on seeing more rather than setting it up more, so having that motor drive control was my decision point. (Plus it was on a special price with almost similar price of telescope without any motor drive) My next telescope would 100% be a computerised 10" or 12" dob which requires decent investment. Only recommend if you really get into this hobby, as you don't want it to sit and collect dust. Cheers.
@@LayManSmart Hi Roshal (hope I have spelt that correctly)! Appreciate your reply - definitely solidified my inclination towards an EQ mount, I'm very much looking forward to getting my first telescope and spending hours marvelling at the heavens :)
“just recently bought a telescope”
ive had mine for like four years and never knew any of this
how many prices for it
Hi, are the wooden telescopes any good for astronomy? I am a beginner and have no idea what to get....
If you think of a Dobsonian, than: yes
Ok. But how do you actually see stuff thru the lense? Mines all blurry.
You have a soft voice and the recording is soft as well. Please turn up your record volume.
Thanks for the advice, in recent videos I have adjusted my editing technique’! Appreciate your feedback.
What is then name of your telescope?
Saxon F1309 Reflector Telescope with single axis motor drive.