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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 3130281, member: 76194&quot;]Here is the new spotting gear mounted on the telescope, a 9x50 right angle spotting scope and a telrad, the only red dot system that actually works.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]798325[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The Telrad once sighted should put you in the general area that the scope is aiming at, to help find those bright stars to do the calibration of the mount.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]798327[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Then the Orion scope with it&#039;s 9x magnification and generous field of view will ensure a more precise lock on the star one is aiming at. With proper calibration anything that appears on the cross hairs should also appear in the middle of the main eyepiece of the telescope.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]798328[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And that should really be all one needs to quickly calibrate a telescope mount and enjoy hours of tracking the planets and clusters.</p><p><br /></p><p>Next step is the heater system to keep the telescope from fogging up at 2AM in the early morning dew. I&#039;ve just about narrowed it down to the gear I want for the job. As soon as I make my final selection between the brands I&#039;m considering, and order and set up the heater system, I&#039;ll take some pictures of the setup to share with my fellow astronomers here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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