Nkatsikanis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

got this reflector here, takes a while to figure all this out

lair333 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yah, later on that night I was reading and figured out how they came up with "0" hour. And I figured the same thing. Just look at stellarium, find something I know and set circles like that. Probably the easiest way.

truemartian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The "graph thingys" are called setting circles. Once you polar align the scope you can home in on a bright star with a known coordinant(not Polaris) and align the setting circles to match the coordinats of the star you home in on. Theoretically you can then find any object using its coordinates and the aligned setting circles.

lair333 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Anyway, Concerning equitorial mounts, Im wondering how to read the RA and declination readings. Do you know what I'm talking about? For instance, I have a list of messier objects that are listed like this: M57 RA=18h 52mins Dec.+32 degrees 58 ??(feet?) Can you make a video describing that? The graph thingy on my telescope spins, so I'm guessing that when I set it to polaris, that becomes 0??? Anyway, any light you can shed on this would be helpful. And thanks for your guidance.

lair333 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hello again truemartian, Well, I bought a telescope. I decided to go with a cheap one. It is serving its purpose. I have learned alot from it. It is a galileo 118 mm that I got for $100.00 from ebay. It even has an equitorial mount (kinda cheap though). But I have learned from that exactly what I want. I definitely need dual-axis motors to be able to move around without shaking the hell out of the telescope. And an electronic focuser for the very same reason. I have another comment,...

manzunis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

great work!

niiittthhhiiinnn1997 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ya!very good

gattling1980 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

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gjilani98 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

wooooooow dude u have got so much telescopes

truemartian (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

See my video entitled "What kind of telescope should I buy?" for my personal recommendation.