telescope newby question 101

ohh i have been inserting the eyepiece in the correct fashion, and have
tonight actually managed to focus jupiter and all its 4 moons?
I have however noticed an incredible amount of play on the tripod....money
talks in stargazing i guess
ive lost heart tonight due to the floppyness of the assembly, as for the
details of the lenses etc of the scope in question - i shall do this
tomorrow and post the information. Ive also found using anything other then
one eyepiece, i cant see anything else. I know one is a barlow x2 - i stick
this into the side focus tube thingy (at 10 oclock) cannot see anything,
this coupled with the tube floppyness on the tripod...and well.
But it hasnt all been a disaster - seeing jupiter was great - at first i
thought i had a cracked mirror until i noticed the cracked disolved into the
4 moons of jupiter - i have not lost faith just yet.

post the rest tomorrow - thanks for the input.



"Stephen Tonkin" wrote in message
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troll hunter wrote:
When i look at something - ie planet or star for instance, i get the
reflection of the four stick thingy that sits at the otherend of the
tube always over the centre of the object im trying to look at.

Are you using an eyepiece (a small lens that goes in the little tube
(focuser drawtube) that sticks out of the side of the scope near the
small mirror (at 10 0'clock in the image on the page you linked to))?

Best,
Stephen

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