Thanks,

I saw Jupiter earlier this year through the scope when it was under previous ownership. It did blow me away and I ended up agreeing to buy the scope from him that night. :)

You might want to buy a Barlow lens or "doubler" to augment your eyepieces. It looks like you have a 6X30 view finder. You might want upgrade sometime to something a little larger- I know, I had a 6X30.


Looks like I'm in luck, it came with a 2x barlow lens as well. What is it for?

It came with a 10mm and a 25mm eyepiece and a moon filter.

by 6x30 view finder are you referring to the guide scope? If so, I'm not sure what power it is, because there isn't any writing on it. My friend hasn't dug up all the papers for the scope yet either. What do you use?

PS Your scope looks very portable. If you don't have darks skies maybe a short trip into the Idaho hills would be worth the gas some time...

The skies are fairly dark in my back yard (as long as the neighbor turns off that blasted light), but I do plan on humping it into the mountains shortly. :)

-Steve G.

PS I was in Seattle visiting friends last weekend. Didn't see a single star in spite of the clear weather. Do you live far enough away from the lights to observe from home? The balmy 80 degrees was quite comfortable in comparison however.