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Good report Michael. It does get easier and as other have said there is a lot of free software around and a good start chart is a must. Clear skies.

Vali, I'd be interested in some joint telescoping. I live in Montreal, near the Atwater Market, and usually just go out along the Lachine Canal, it's...

It is much the same here in Europe. Rain, high winds, some sun but cloudy, cloudy nights. Such is life.

Hi Onimh, and welcome here to the forum! smp

Hello and thank you for posting your first light report. The problem with these scopes is always the tripod. I have the Celestron Travel 70 and once...

Well here is some preliminary results. Frame quality was really mixed for whatever reason all the red had to be thrown out so this is just the lum...

Lum filters have IR and UV cut-offs, for the same reasons Scott posted above, that they cause stars to bloat in some scopes due to CA. Also some CCDs...

Very nice report AR. It sounds like a very capable little scope.. and it sounds like you were having a lot of fun giving it its first workout. It...

According to Wikipedia, the moon's albedo is 0.136, meaning only 13.6% of sunlight incident on the Moon is reflected. Assuming this would scale...

I am probably a hold-back on the information highway. With a hands-on paper manual I can digest the info, not so much when I read it on the screen. ...

Those are excellent sketches. Very impressive.

For home I will use the Mak Mount with some weights or longer dovetail. I like using hand controller to move the scope precisely. I am wondering if...

Ah. Well, the printed manual and the PDF are identical, so you're not missing anything other than the comforting feel of holding an actual manual in...

Guess I should have been more clear. I didn't get a paper manual, first thing I did was download the manual from the Celestron site.

I tried the weight magnets I use for my Dob. They dont stick, so I am guessing the OTA is aluminum.

This one comes with a diagonal which corrects both horiz and vert. It is a 90 degree, I am guessing it is a prism diagonal. I can read my neighbor's...

This year is pretty much a write-off so far! I've had a couple of decent sessions and only one with no Moon. :p. Terrible... :(.

You mean this? http://www.celestron.com/media/795695/NexStar_SLT_manual.pdf

If you use a graph like this one: ClearDarkSky for your location (or nearby observatories), you can see when it is dark even the moon is out. For...

Yeah Jupiter. She is a tease. Bright, easy to find, but leaves most of us wanting to see her closer....:yahoo:

Great job, Michael! It just keeps getting better each time. You'll have some frustrating nights, but these will be far over-shadowed by the good...

All great

Thanks, Now I can identify more Stars I will try the "Two Star" alignment method. Am still learning where things are on the HC. I did find the "Sync"...

Good picture

Welcome and after batteries are in collimator, check it to see if it needs collimating.

Nice Michael - "First Light" is always the best light - it is something new!! :astronomer: As others have said, get yourself some free software to...

Holy cow, Wayne! Nice sketches! I can't imagine the arduous torture making all the little stars for 5139. My hat is off to you sir!