how do use my infinity 76 telescope?

Question

We have put in the eyepiece, also have an infrared light, not sure where to put the light and cannot see a blummin thing?!!!

Answer 1

If you own this telescope: http://www.skywatchertelescope.net/Infinity76.html
then what you have is basically a toy. At f/4 one can only hope that the primary mirror is parabolic or you won't get a decent focus on anything. It's magnification options are 15x and 30x --- try viewing terrestrial objects or the moon to start.

Why do you have an "infrared light"? Do you mean a red-dot finder? If that is the case the exterior of the telescope does not seem to be optimal to mount any kind of finder, but ideally it should be near the eyepiece and aligned parallel to the telescope's tube so that what is at the finder's center (on the dot as it were) is at the center of the eyepiece field of view.

Personally, If this was for anyone but a child, I think you would have been better off getting a pair of 10x50mm, 12x60mm, or 15x70mm binoculars which would have shown pretty much what you could see with the telescope and would have provided an upright image, even if the magnification is fixed. Good luck.

Answer 2

Infinity 76 Telescope

Answer 3

Point the big end at the sky, and look into the small end.

Preferably at night.

If you live in a big city, then there might be too much background light for your telescope to work--try taking it out in the country.

Oh, and make sure you take the cap off of the eyepiece and big end of the telescope--otherwise you won't be able to see anything.

Answer 4

I think the infra-red light is probably just a red light so that you can see charts etc. without ruining your night vision. As has already been suggested, learn how to point and focus it in the daylight - it's much easier! You'll see more if you allow your eyes time to get completely dark adapted - this can take 20-30 minutes. The Infinity 76 is a small 'scope, but it's a good small scope! If there wasn't a book with it get one on binocular astronomy - it'll show you what sort of objects are worth looking at and where they are in the sky.

Answer 5

Try looking at distant trees or buildings during the daytime first so that you can learn the controls. You may not have the telescope focused. You need to turn the knob that moves the eyepiece back and forth until the image becomes clear.