I need help i have a 600k or h telescope and it moves when i find something what do i do?

Question

Did i get ripped of because it's too powerful? anyway when i set it on something on the finderscope it doesn't appear in the looking thing. and it moves if i find something. HELP!!!!!! i also can't locate orions nebula or a planet or andromadoes galaxy. Please Help me........ oh and i have cybersky which is a program that tells me when i can see the things in the sky. But, i've already looked at the moon so don't tell me how to find the moon. (not yelling or in a bad way)

Answer 1

You probably didn't get ripped off...

There's a couple of things it sounds like you need to do.

First, read the directions carefully. Those "automatic" finders are nice, but sometimes require a bit of foresight and understanding of what's going on to get them lined up properly. In many cases, you have to set them up, align them with a certain bright object, and then tell the thing what you are pointed at so it knows where it is.

Second, keep in mind that the earth is rotating. Once you get something into view, if the mount doesn't try to keep up with it, or goes the wrong way because it's not aligned properly, then you will watch in horror as all your work getting that little object lined up slides out of view.

Third, keep in mind that power isn't the important thing with a telescope. Scope capability is based on aperature (lens) size. The bigger the aperature, the more detail it will capture, and the more you can effectively zoom in if you want. With small aperature and high zoom, it is a poor picture and it is easy for things to bounce out of view--the area is just to small! Most times it is preferable to try and locate an object with the scope on the lowest power lens you have, then increase after it is located.

Finally, if all else fails, take it to the local planetarium or astronomical club. Someone there will be able to show you how to use it. Don't worry that they will think you are dumb or anything...we love seeing people getting interested!!!

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Since I've never heard of a 600k or h telescope, you probably did get ripped off.

If the telescope cost under $200, you got ripped off.

But wait! All is not lost!

You have to calibrate the finder scope. To do this, pop in a low powered eyepiece, point the telescope at a distant stationary object NOT in the sky, and then using the calibration screws on the finder scope braket, turn two of them and then the third one when you have to to get it pointing at the same object.

Repeat with a higher powered eyepiece.

You typically only have to do this once every so often if you have a good finder scope mount.

"It moves if I find something"

Are you sure the telescope is the thing that's moving? The Earth rotates and this rotation is apparent when looking through a telescope. Objects will eventually move out of view.

If it is the telescope, check the mount.

Answer 3

Are you saying it's a 600 power (600x) telescope? If so, you have been mislead. The maximum usable power on a telescope, assuming good optics and steady seeing, is about 50x per inch, or 2x/mm, with 30x/inch more realistic in most cases. At too high a power, the view will be dim, blurry, and shaky. So put away the 4mm eyepiece and the 3x barlow.

You need to align your finderscope so that an object centered in the telescope appears centered in the finderscope. This is easiest to do in daylight using a distant terrestrial object.

You may need to work on your mount a bit so that it moves smoothly but stays where you put it. Keep in mind though that the Earth's rotation quickly moves an object out of the field of view of the telescope, so you need to keep moving the telescope to keep the object in view. Your mount may be equipped with slow motion controls for that purpose. If it's an equatorial mount, it needs to be aligned so that its polar axis points at Polaris; then you can track using just the RA (right ascension ) axis.

Check out http://skytonight.com/ for some basic information. They also will tell you if there's an astronomy club in your area. Getting together with some experienced observers is an excellent way to learn stargazing.

Good luck and clear skies.

Answer 4

You need a follow system, a rotating frame driven by a servo engine.

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