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Post by pickinduck on Jul 14, 2016 13:46:01 GMT -6
  It is difficult to take photos of my telescope without showing everyone how small and cluttered my apartment is. This is my new Meade Polaris 80. |
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Post by pickinduck on Jul 14, 2016 14:49:30 GMT -6
There's a lot of new stuff to learn and remember a long with worrying about being bothered and murdered.
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Post by sherlew99 on Jul 14, 2016 20:35:32 GMT -6
View AttachmentView AttachmentIt is difficult to take photos of my telescope without showing everyone how small and cluttered my apartment is. This is my new Meade Polaris 80. It looks good. Also, our old trailer is pretty small and cluttered, too. Although your apartment is small, it's clean and there's only so much you can do with these small spaces. |
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Post by sherlew99 on Jul 14, 2016 20:36:56 GMT -6
There's a lot of new stuff to learn and remember a long with worrying about being bothered and murdered. I really hope that no one bothers you while you're outside. |
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Post by pickinduck on Jul 16, 2016 19:19:26 GMT -6
 I was just working with my new telescope figuring out how it goes in the carrying bag. I got it in and added some padding. There is a drawstring bag inside of the big blue bag that I put the larger accessories in and the fanny pack is filled with the rest of the accessories. The blue bag is heavy. |
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Post by sherlew99 on Jul 16, 2016 20:13:02 GMT -6
Are there some accessories that wouldn't be needed every night and could be left behind?
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Post by pickinduck on Jul 17, 2016 5:43:17 GMT -6
Maybe not the tools that came with it but as soon as you wouldn't carry them that's when you would need them.
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Post by pickinduck on Jul 17, 2016 5:52:48 GMT -6
The larger accessories are the tripod accessory tray and the slow motion control cables. They go in the drawstring bag and are placed in the telescope carry bag.
All of the smaller accessories I put in the fanny pack. Eye pieces, star diagnel, Barlow lens, tools, red dot finder, eye patch, red flashlight,
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Post by sherlew99 on Jul 17, 2016 9:33:40 GMT -6
Ah, I see. Also, I supposed that all the good quality telescopes will be fairly hefty. It's just something that one has to work with.
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Post by pickinduck on Jul 17, 2016 10:36:08 GMT -6
Well AZ mounts should be much liter. Mine is an EQ mount.
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Post by sherlew99 on Jul 17, 2016 10:44:22 GMT -6
What I would do is read some reviews comparing the two.
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Post by pickinduck on Jul 17, 2016 10:53:47 GMT -6
I studied both before I got mine. An AZ mount might be liter and cheaper but and EQ mount tracks better. In time I might hook up a camera to mine.
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Post by sherlew99 on Jul 17, 2016 10:57:51 GMT -6
That's true, you did. The extra weight might be worth it.  |
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Post by pickinduck on Jul 17, 2016 11:16:14 GMT -6
From what I gather the thing I'm suppose to do next is take it out in the day time and a line the red dot finder with the optical tube and practice focusing.
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Post by sherlew99 on Jul 17, 2016 11:31:57 GMT -6
Will people leave you alone while you do this?
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