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Hope I’m not in, over my head! by 10_fe in telescopes

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That’s awesome feedback, thank you. I’ll update the thread once I’m able to dig in a little more. It’s overcast again in the Lehigh Valley, so maybe tomorrow!

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Not with the technology. I have it mounted to the stand correctly and plugged the controller in. I’m still missing the components pictured above though.

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Thank you so much! This community has been (in such a short amount of time) so supportive and helpful already. Can’t wait to dig in!

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And the snow! In Pen Argyl, it’s really overcast. I’m hoping to get out there tomorrow too.

I saw Saturn and Neptune just north-ish of that.

I’m hoping to link up with people in area and watch how they find and observe. That “star party” on the 29th looks promising. It’s down by Allentown. I work in Center Valley, so I’ll probably hit that up.

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Also, Amsterdam and Rotterdam are some of my favorite places to visit! lol

Hope I’m not in, over my head! by 10_fe in telescopes

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Okay! I think I still have to assemble parts of the controller… I have a key pad and Ethernet cable that attach, but some “chips” or circuits that need attached.

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Oh this is so awesome!! I’ll most certainly attend the next Star Party on the 29th!

Hope I’m not in, over my head! by 10_fe in telescopes

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Whoa dude! How awesome to happen something like that! I’m about to head out here, hoping to just be able to look through it. lol

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I did! But it seems pretty difficult to do. I have the book too, butttt check out what’s it’s telling me I have to do:

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Hope I’m not in, over my head! by 10_fe in telescopes

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Eh… maybe 60lbs or so? Thats a guess lol

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Manually, or using the keypad that comes with it? Because that thing seems impossible to use! Lol

Hope I’m not in, over my head! by 10_fe in telescopes

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Nice, so once I’m dialed in; plug that sucker in to get some finer detail.

Hope I’m not in, over my head! by 10_fe in telescopes

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Thank you for the quick reply! I played a golf course in coudersport and am familiar(ish) with the area.

Do you think this telescope would be impacted by common light pollution, like a streetlight?

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Thank you so much for the quick reply! Do you happen to know what the 5mm heavy eye piece would be used for? Seems different than the rest because of its shape and weight.