Excellent deal and very timely for me. The house opposite has just been let to four female student nurses.

For the skywatchers amongst you, are you aware there's going to be a massive meteor shower over the next couple of nights. Apparently about 60 shooting stars per hour. This scope's not relevant to shooting stars, but thought it might be of interest if you were reading this post.

Discount code no longer works, price back upto £180

Just a heads up, this is now back in stock for free next day home delivery. Just in case anyone wants to buy one.

You want to use it during the day - don't look at the sun (unless you want instant irreversible eye damage!) - look through the view finder and find something that you can try to locate through the main telescope eyepiece.
Then you'll probably see a blur of the focus point you're using in the telescope, use the adjustment nobs to bring the focus item into central view and in focus.
Hope that helps

Sorted it!

So, I'm able to see an image through the view finder, but through the main telescope everything is a blur despite playing along with the focus. Little lost here, any advice about what I'm doing wrong here?

OMG This thing is massive what have I done??!

​yes. decent scope but if you are going for a newtonian or a dob i recommend a minimum of 10" anything less then that and ull be upgrading within a year. the mistake i made was buying a 6" then an 8" and now im on a 10 but still not satisfied although i must say the 10 knocks the dpots of the 8. hope that helps or go to a local star party try some scopes first.

great for the moon. frustrating for anything else.

I'm just watching the Sky At Night (catch it on I-Player), look 60 degrees above the horizon in any direction but just lie back and look up imo. Meteors can come from any direction but if you draw them on a sky maps, you'll quickly see that they all seem to come from that point you described.

Hoping for a good show!

That's where the radiant is (ie. if you trace back the meteor, that's where it will seem to come from), They can appear in any part of the sky but iirc 60degrees around that point is the best spots to look. Just lie back on a lounger and look up, that's what I'll be doing for an hour or so (I'm almost sure I'll get some clear skies).

Enjoy.

Thanks for the information. Yes, was planning on watching the Perseid tonight. Based on my web research, I need to look just South-West of Cassiopeia to the left of the Perseid's double cluster. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[quote=GlentoranMark]This scope is far better and more powerful than binoculars.....

What magnification are your binoculars GlentoranMark. I was thinking of getting some 25x100

This scope is far better and more powerful than binoculars but that's not always a good thing. For a beginner, binoculars are better for finding your way about the sky and they are much more portable and can be put to other uses besides astronomy. Speaking from personal experience, I'm a casual observer. In the time it takes me to set my scope up I could have 10 minutes viewing with my binoculars. I do use both but I use my binoculars more. I owned a small "toy" telescope as a 14 year old kid and it became my coathanger for my room. This is not a toy however but would still make a great coathanger to someone not dedicated to the science.

This telescope also has a disadvantage in that it's a mirror and open tube. Unless this scope is kept at outside temperature, it will take 30 minutes or so to aclimatise or it will give distorted views. This is because air currents in the tube will make the views shimmer. As smr1 noticed, unless you have it on a dedicated site then you'll have to cart it around. Fun the first few times but will get monotonous.

This is not a toy scope. This is a great price and I've gave heat but I just don't want people spending on something that will rarely get used. Binoculars are a better spend for someone casually interested in the subject. You can always upgrade later if you love the subject.

Thanks OP. Ordered mine yesterday lunchtime, delivered at 10am this morning. Cant wait to get home and set it up ready for the Perseids.

I'd get bored carrying it in and out of the house. Fine if you have a nice dark garden with no street lights or neighbours security lights flooding it with light and maybe a shed to keep it in to minimse the cooldown time.
I have a 127mm mak and because I'm in a city about the only thing that I get half decent views of are the planets, the orion nebula and one or two deep sky objects.
I have considered getting a 10 or 12" truss dobsonian.

Looks like the 10% code has expired too, unfortunately :disappointed:

Just had mine delivered this morning. There are two parcels, one is the base, and the other is the actual telescope tube.

Excellent deal and very timely for me. The house opposite has just been let to four female student nurses.

You could still order, but it can take up to 10 days for delivery though.

I really want to get a telescope, what sort of clarity/ images can I see with this?

Same here, I got two tracking numbers too.

Sadly OOS for home delivery now :disappointed: I could drive a hundred miles to pick one up from Brum though.

Excuse my ignorance, but why (and I've heard the claim before) are binoculars better than these type of telescopes?

For the skywatchers amongst you, are you aware there's going to be a massive meteor shower over the next couple of nights. Apparently about 60 shooting stars per hour. This scope's not relevant to shooting stars, but thought it might be of interest if you were reading this post.

A far fetched deal!!
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Great telescope! I have the 150P on a EQ3-2 mount.

At last I can give heat for a telescope deal, most other deals are for toy scopes that have little use for the hobby. I'd still recommend anyone thinking about getting into the hobby a pair of binoculars first. I have a 4" Refractor, brilliant wee scope but I still use my 10 x 50 and 15 x 70 binoculars far more. If your not serious about the hobby, you'll find this soon being used as a coat hanger.

Also I can recommend Orbinar eyepieces for a small scope. Quality is great for such a cheap price. You could end up spending more on an eyepiece than this scope if you want quality. I'd go for a 32 or 40mm eyepiece and a 2x barlow lense.

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I'll give you £50 for one if you get 2 delivered?? ;-)

I actually got a despatch email a few mins after posting! For some reason though they gave me 2 tracking numbers so it looks like its 2 parcels.

Any direct links, phone won't open the referral link......

Anyone ever ordered from Jessops before? I ordered this morning when this deal came up, it showed as in stock with free next day delivery, my order is showing processing but not dispatched, this concerns me a little as i'm expecting it tomorrow, the item now shows as OOS with a 10 day wait.

Any ideas folks? do they change status late in the day?

It's a great deal for a beginner scope, I have the 200p version and it is excellent for the money. The mount is not the best as is quite bulky but is definitely adequate.

In fact the 200p is available on their site at 265, with 10% off I make it £238 which a cracking price for the scope which usually retails for around £280 brand new from astro retailers.

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/categories/products/skywatcher/skyliner-200p-telescope-alt-azimuth-mount-kit-89959/show.html

It's a great deal for a beginner scope, I have the 200p version and it is excellent for the money. The mount is not the best as is quite bulky but is definitely adequate.

In fact that is also on the site for £265 with delivery and with the 10% off it makes it £238 which is a cracking price as well:

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Good Deal- voted HOT. But you better have storage space for this thing...It's huge!!!

Many thanks OP, been looking for a half decent beginner scope to get my little girl interested in the cosmos.

1% Quidco
2.02% Topcashback = another £3.18 off.

I might be lying in the gutter, but I can still look at the stars.

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Good price for a 6" Dobs - heated :smiley:
I have a the 130 EQ and it's a bit awkward to use - wish this had been available at the time.

Further information on specification:

Magnifications (with eyepieces supplied): x48 & x120
Highest Practical Power (Potential): x306
Diameter of Primary Mirror: 153mm
Telescope Focal Length: 1200mm (f/7.84)
2" R&P focuser with 1.25" adapter
Eyepieces Supplied (1.25"): 10mm & 25mm
Parabolic Primary Mirror with Protective Silicon-Dioxide Overcoat
Diffraction Limited Optics
0.5mm Ultra-Thin Secondary Mirror Supports
6x30 Finderscope
Direct SLR Camera Connection
Super-smooth Azimuth Movement with Teflon Pads
Wooden Alt-Azimuth Mount with Accessory Tray
73% more Light Gathering than 114mm