Quite embarrasing telescope enquiry.

I bought a new 76 mm reflector telescope,and have just assembled it.
The night sky is clear tonight in England, and I went outside to use
it. This is the embarrasing part, when I looked through either of the
2 lenses, I could not see any stars at all, just complete blackness. I
have obviously taken the covers off the 2 small lenses (which are
attached to the main body of the telescope), but the front of the main
telescope body still has the black cover on it. I don't understand how
light is meant to enter the telescope. Can anyone explain what I've
done wrong?
Thanks and bye.

Ummmm, let's see......

Take it off? lmao!

Saul Levy


On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:48:50 -0700 (PDT), Sal_55
wrote:

I bought a new 76 mm reflector telescope,and have just assembled it.
The night sky is clear tonight in England, and I went outside to use
it. This is the embarrasing part, when I looked through either of the
2 lenses, I could not see any stars at all, just complete blackness. I
have obviously taken the covers off the 2 small lenses (which are
attached to the main body of the telescope), but the front of the main
telescope body still has the black cover on it. I don't understand how
light is meant to enter the telescope. Can anyone explain what I've
done wrong?
Thanks and bye.

On 31 Mar, 20:29, Saul Levy wrote:
Ummmm, let's see......

Take it off? *lmao!

Saul Levy

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:48:50 -0700 (PDT), Sal_55



wrote:
I bought a new 76 mm reflector telescope,and have just assembled it.
The night sky is clear tonight in England, and I went outside to use
it. This is the embarrasing part, when I looked through either of the
2 lenses, I could not see any stars at all, just complete blackness. I
have obviously taken the covers off the 2 small lenses (which are
attached to the main body of the telescope), but the front of the main
telescope body still has the black cover on it. I don't understand how
light is meant to enter the telescope. Can anyone explain what I've
done wrong?
Thanks and bye.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for the tip Saul, but I unscrewed the black cover on the main
telescope body (I think this was wrong,since the back of the cover had
a mirror attached to it), and when I took the telescope out last
night, I still couldn't see anything through it.
PLEASE someone help me,because the night sky in England is so clear
right now,that it'd be a big shame to miss viewing it.
Thanks and bye.

"Sal_55" wrote in message...
...
wrote:

I bought a new 76 mm reflector telescope,and have just assembled it.
The night sky is clear tonight in England, and I went outside to use
it. This is the embarrasing part, when I looked through either of the
2 lenses, I could not see any stars at all, just complete blackness. I
have obviously taken the covers off the 2 small lenses (which are
attached to the main body of the telescope), but the front of the main
telescope body still has the black cover on it. I don't understand how
light is meant to enter the telescope. Can anyone explain what I've
done wrong?
Thanks and bye.

Does this help, Sal?...

http://www.astroleaguephils.org/arch...4_loinaz-d.jpg

If not, then you might want to inquire over in the
newsgroup...

sci.astro.amateur

They truly take their scopes siriusly, there! g

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Yes, that's the wrong end. How about aligning the mirrors?

Saul Levy


On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 03:27:21 -0700 (PDT), Sal_55
wrote:

On 31 Mar, 20:29, Saul Levy wrote:
Ummmm, let's see......

Take it off? *lmao!

Saul Levy

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:48:50 -0700 (PDT), Sal_55



wrote:
I bought a new 76 mm reflector telescope,and have just assembled it.
The night sky is clear tonight in England, and I went outside to use
it. This is the embarrasing part, when I looked through either of the
2 lenses, I could not see any stars at all, just complete blackness. I
have obviously taken the covers off the 2 small lenses (which are
attached to the main body of the telescope), but the front of the main
telescope body still has the black cover on it. I don't understand how
light is meant to enter the telescope. Can anyone explain what I've
done wrong?
Thanks and bye.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for the tip Saul, but I unscrewed the black cover on the main
telescope body (I think this was wrong,since the back of the cover had
a mirror attached to it), and when I took the telescope out last
night, I still couldn't see anything through it.
PLEASE someone help me,because the night sky in England is so clear
right now,that it'd be a big shame to miss viewing it.
Thanks and bye.

On 2 Apr, 17:23, Saul Levy wrote:
Yes, that's the wrong end. *How about aligning the mirrors?

Saul Levy

On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 03:27:21 -0700 (PDT), Sal_55
wrote:



On 31 Mar, 20:29, Saul Levy wrote:
Ummmm, let's see......

Take it off? *lmao!

Saul Levy

On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:48:50 -0700 (PDT), Sal_55

wrote:
I bought a new 76 mm reflector telescope,and have just assembled it.
The night sky is clear tonight in England, and I went outside to use
it. This is the embarrasing part, when I looked through either of the
2 lenses, I could not see any stars at all, just complete blackness. I
have obviously taken the covers off the 2 small lenses (which are
attached to the main body of the telescope), but the front of the main
telescope body still has the black cover on it. I don't understand how
light is meant to enter the telescope. Can anyone explain what I've
done wrong?
Thanks and bye.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for the tip Saul, but I unscrewed the black cover on the main
telescope body (I think this was wrong,since the back of the cover had
a mirror attached to it), and when I took the telescope out last
night, I still couldn't see anything through it.
PLEASE someone help me,because the night sky in England is so clear
right now,that it'd be a big shame to miss viewing it.
Thanks and bye.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Thanks for the tips. I'll let you know how I get by. Bye fellow lovers
of the night sky.