Clint wrote:
>
> Need some help. I bought the 10" LX50 Friday, and set it up today. Went out
> this evening to see what I could see. I couldn't see 'didly squat'...aka
> nothing.
> Could not get it to focus on anything, Sirius, the moon, anything. The
> focus knob
> turns left and right (the number of turns were not very many). I backed
> off on
> the big slotted screw next to the focus knob, the number of turns on the
> focus knob
> was greater, but still could not focus on anything.
>

Backed off?? I hope you mean removed - that's the mirror lock-down bolt,
used for transportation. Having it installed makes focussing a little
difficult :)

Chris

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