Using Equipment

Once you have bought a telescope, you need to know exactly what to do with it. Aside from the obvious of spending hours out under star filled skies, there are other things you will need to do to ensure you get the most out of your equipment.

Cleaning Telescope Optics

Optics are one of the most important parts of any telescope and proper care is of paramount importance. Its their job to collect and focus incoming starlight and so keeping them clean is of vital importance.

Polar Alignment

If you own an equatorially mounted telescope then you will more than likely want to set it up so that it can follow objects across the sky. This process of polar alignment is particularly important to the astronomical photographer.

Aligning Telescope Optics

The nature of the way telescope optics are fixed means they are prone to movement. Even the tiniest shift in position can have a big impact on the quality of image so its of great importance to ensure they are kept correctly aligned.

Aligning Finderscopes

Finderscopes are tiny little telescopes that fix to the side of the main telescope. They are a great aid to finding things in the sky and its essential they are aligned properly.