What is wrong with my telescope? I see a reflection of my own eye when I look into the eyepiece?
Brenda P asked:
I have a used Meade telescope (not electric other than Starfinder); I can see the moon, but have to look “around” the mirror - a reflection of my eye and the eyepiece itself covers up the middle of my field of vision. I put my hand inside the tube, and the mirror does not appear to be moveable.
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I have a used Meade telescope (not electric other than Starfinder); I can see the moon, but have to look “around” the mirror - a reflection of my eye and the eyepiece itself covers up the middle of my field of vision. I put my hand inside the tube, and the mirror does not appear to be moveable.
March 25th, 2009 at 8:11 am
This is completely normal for a Newtonian reflector telescope…in fact it indicates that your telescope is properly collimated (aligned).
Actually, you should only see a reflection of your own eye when you look into the eyepiece holder without an eyepiece in it. It should look like this: