What am I doing wrong?
- From: "ELIZABETH KEARNEY" <steveandlizzie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 10:17:01 GMT
I recently bought a Skywatcher Explorer 130P. This is a 5.1inch reflector
with focal ration F5.
I have two eye pieces - 10mm and 25mm and a x3 barlow.
I was observing jupiter last night on maximum mag (10mm and barlow - about
x195 I think) it looked big but I was unable to achieve a good focus. Using
different combinations I could achieve a sharper focus but without the
magnification to see better! Viewing conditions weren't ideal but I was
wondering - is this lack of focus down to the barlow?
What would be a better set-up with the equipment I've got or what new eye
pieces would anyone recommend. I have seen posts in other forums from people
with the same scope and they seem to be doing much better!
Thanks for any help you can give
Steve
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