What is Reddit's opinion of DAUERHAFT Black 4mm 1.25" 58 Degree Planetary Deep Sky Objects Eyepiece,Fully Multi-Coated Green Lenses,Fold-Down Rubber Eyecup,for Telescope JS?

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I can't tell you how helpful your message was! Thank you so much, kind stranger.

> Atmospheric seeing has to be good for over 200x to work.

Believe it or not, but you just taught me about magnification because this line made me look into how you got this number. I ended up here and input the objective's diameter (primary mirror) as 130mm, the f-ratio as 5, and then the eyepiece focal length, which is variable, at 3.2mm. It seems it's 130 / 3.2 x 5 that's the formula. Reading this article also helped drive that point home when accompanied by those images you provided that demonstrate how higher magnification leads to dimmer objects.

Now, with regard to eyepieces, I see why you didn't recommend the 4mm version. I appreciate your looking out for me so as to get a good deal, and I ended up purchasing the last 5mm on Amazon that you recommended, DAUERHAFT being half the price of Astromania. I have 30 days to return my 3.2mm, which I may or may not do, as I live near one of the largest cities, DFW, and I don't intend on driving out too often. Plus, it seems I might've overpaid by spending $50 on an eyepiece I can get for $20-25.

As for collimation, I want to try that again. I'm sure collimated the primary mirror quickly and easily. However, I'm sure I didn't do the secondary one correctly because I couldn't get the Allen key to fit and can't see down that dark path to them, although the AWB instructions were clear. I'm going to check out your links then report back.

Lastly, you may have solved my balance issue. I feel stupid not balancing it. It would keep tipping over slowly. I didn't realize I had to do that for every angle, and I'll start the next time skies are clear. Thank you so much for that advice.

Yes, the focuser is wobbly, and I should try that tape out! The AWB website mentions lip balm, but the tape will be easier to clean up, no doubt.