Check the instructions and make sure it is assembled correctly.
Make sure you are looking at a distant object more than 300 feet away. Many telescopes can't focus on near objects.
Start with the lowest power eyepiece if you have more than one. That is the one with the biggest number on it.
2006-12-30 10:00:36
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answer #1
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answered by I don't think so 5
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Can't tell without seeing it but...
Make sure all the caps are off. If it's a refractor and it came with a diagonal, you probably need that in place to come to a focus.
If it's a reflector, check the alignment. It should have come with instructions, but basically, looking into the focuser without an eyepiece in place, you should see the secondary mirror, the primary centered in that, and your eye reflected in the center.
Put in the eyepiece, your lowest power one if you have more than one (the number on the eyepiece is probably focal length, in which case you want the largest number), without a Barlow. Try it first in the daytime, aimed at a large, distant target, and try to bring it to focus.
2006-12-30 14:58:28
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answer #2
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answered by injanier 7
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You're probably way out of focus. Find the focusing knob - near the eyepiece - and start turning. It's not going to be one or two turns - more like a hundred. If it doesn't ever seem to improve, go back the other way.
Also, make sure you have an eyepiece in.
2006-12-30 13:53:07
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answered by eri 7
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I just got a new one too, and I don't believe its germs you are seeing, I think its the reflection of your eye. try holding your eye back a little from the eyepiece, do not put your eye directly on it. Hope this helps :)
2006-12-30 13:58:02
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answer #4
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answered by michaeln_2006 2
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