Doink wrote:

Hello friend!

I looked up your model and it is a reflector. Whenever posting questions,
always include that information as it will help with solutions.
You should use the 20mm eyepiece without the barlow for now. You do not
need a diagonal as mentioned by previous poster. If you still only get
blurry images, you might need to collimate---align the mirror with the
focuser. You can rough that out by removing the eyepiece and looking into
where the eyepiece goes. Your own eye will reflect onto the secondary and
should be in the exact center. This is rough but even if you're not
perfect, you should get better results than you are now getting. Don't give
up. Look up "collimating a reflector" on google. There are tools to assist
with the process too. Get good ones. If you decide to invest in a better
scope later, you'll be able to use them. Don't spend a lot of money on .965
eyepieces. Try to find a .965 to 1.25 adapter---astromart.com---and then
get a couple good eyepieces---maybe start with a good 25mm Plossl since they
can be obtained for little money.

Then do what we all do. Buy a bigger telescope!

Just don't give up. Most of us have been through it.

Chris

Just a comment he from what you describe, the problem is not that
you cannot get a good focus, but that you cannot even get _close_ to
focus. You mention that the most you can see is the color of what are
you pointing at, and not anything like shapes, and this sounds to me
like as being very, very far out of focus.

Doink's advice about collimation is a good one. Just don't rush to
collimate before you can get some images from the scope!

During the day try to focus to something that is far away - a distant
hill, treetop, tower, whatever. When you are able to see it through
the scope, and know how to focus, try the scope at night. And just
after several sessions think about collimation.

Regards,

- Alex