I wanted to purchase a 1.25” to 2” eyepiece adapter. I was going to purchase Meade version but then noticed a similar one by Orion Telescopes. They also had a more expensive version that was better centered called the Precision Centering Adapter. I decided to order that one. I also decided to get a collimator. …
The eyepiece adapter arrived so decided to try again to see Saturn. The adapter worked fine and Saturn was bigger but still a little disappointing. I figured I should work on collimating next. But, the moon was out so looked at that. Wow, that was very cool to see it up close. I decided to …
Since I own the Meade ETX-90EC, I was thinking my next telescope would be Dobsonian. This was mainly because of the cheap price for the large mirror. I decided to get the Orion SkyQuest XT8 Plus. I figured 8” was a good step up and liked the accessories this model had. So, it was on …
I saw some articles about Saturn being at opposition so figured this would be a good time to take the LightBridge out and try it out. Friday night was still cloudy but the weather forecast called for a much warmer weekend. Saturday night looked great. I put the telescope in the garage and waited until …
