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Cake day: March 8th, 2026

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  • Gotcha, it helped a lot to open the bottom bit and take a look inside, apparently old telescopes are a great decapitated wasp storage device… So replaced the screw and made sure the tube is nice and tight. It stopped wobbling and seemed to be much better. I had some random screws that fit the nut I found and were not too long.

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    Now for the next job is how to make sure I can see anything at all through the eye piece? I am using the 20mm one, pointed the finder at the moon, but the eye piece sees nothing.

    If I remove the eye piece, I can see my eye and the mirrors look close enough to the middle, but I guess they are not aligned enough if I am not seeing anything through the eye piece? (Gonna wait for daylight tomorrow to try to focus a far away electricity pole). I also tried shining a light into the front of the telescope and I can see that blob through the eye piece.

    So I am guessing its either misaligned mirrors or maybe misaligned finder? Il check during daylight tomorrow.

    Any advice on a tool I can use for aligning it? From what I read I need a Cheshire eyepiece? But are there any beginner friendly models that are not too expensive?

    Also the finder seems to not be in much focus no matter what I do it it, the moon ranged from a complete blur to semi-blur…




  • You little shit,
    you little shit, 
    why don't you shut up,
    its 2am...
    
    you little shit,
    you little shit,
    why don't you shut up
    like your brother has?
    its 3am!
    
    you little shit,
    you little shit,
    why do you zoomies
    at 4am?
    you make your brother
    go on a run
    you tap your paws
    so very loud
    its 4am,
    its 4am
    why do you do this?
    
    its 5am
    its 5am,
    why do you still meow?
    we fed you once
    your brother twice
    and yet you still meow...
    
    you little shit
    you little shit
    and so is your brother 
    please let me sleep
    please let me sleep
    i am so bloody tired
    

    Context: two siblings cats, recently adopted. They take turns to meow at night, both asking for food and i guess to check where we are. Once fed they go to sleep… for a bit and then the other one will meow… i have not had a full night’s sleep in 3 months…