new telescope

johno350

hy all i have just been given a 3" reflector telescope made by a company called GREENKAT in japan i'm certain it is quite old as it has a wooden tripod,the scope comes with a 5mm and 25mm eye piece has anyone heard of this make and are they any good for basic use everything seems to be fine will try it out tonight with any luck,clear skies all.

johno350

managed to see jupiter but i was a tad dissapointed,using the 20mm,not 25mm,eye piece my small bino's give a better image ho hum.confused.

ragwert

Hi Johno350
I have a Greenkat 22m x 60m target spotting scope, Optics are very good and can see Jupiters moons clearly. Colin

johno350

thanks for the input Colin,it seems these scopes are late 70's ish but i have tried to find details but no joy,have emailed takashi in japan a bit cheeky but who knows,my spotting scope i use is a AKAH scope 18-54x60 it is really good clear and awsome for the moon.just a little confused over the eye piece's i have for this GREENKAT i'm sure some of the more experienced chappies here may be able to shed some light on my problem,

lizhughes

Hi everyone! I am new to this and have bought a Skywatcher. It has a Barlow lens, a super 10 and a super 25. I'm really confused about these lenses. I can just about manage to use the red dot finder but I don't feel at all confident. The moon looked amazing but I haven't managed to see much else of interest. Can any one out there give me a few tips?

paul

Have a look on You Tube, there is a really good set up guide on there for the Skywatcher 130. I had one and when I watched that it helped me lots, anything in particular you want post again and I am sure someone will help you, loads of really good people on here. Oh, by the way, make sure the red dot finder is lined up properly with the scope.

lizhughes

Thanks, that is really helpful and I found a lot more info by searching for the video. T his is a great site for beginners like me!

philbod

I just recently bought a tal-1 russian made telescope looks a great piece of kit solid, I have read lots of reviews they seem impressive ...now I`m waiting for my first clear night to do some stargazing ..had it a week now and not one clear night..though the days av been clear it seems to cloud up early evening ..just my luck..anyone used a tal 1 and if so cud you let me know what you think of it thanks Philbod

carl

Hi all
Looking to buy my first telescope this week.What would you recommend to buy in a £300 price range

paul

Skywatcher 200p Dobsonian of if you can find a 250p (10 inch) then go for that

karl

I like the Skymax 127 for under £300 ;)

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