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The image of my Konus KJ-6 telescope is upside down no matter how I turn it. What solution is there?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Dec 28, 2008

SOURCE: upside down images

ALL telescopes will show the image upside-down. You learn to adjust for this. IF you must, they do make a lens called an "erecting lens" that would flip the image back right-side up.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 02, 2009

SOURCE: upside down images on my telescope. Bought used -no manuel. What to do?

In a refractor images are upside down as with most telescopes. You need an image erector to create a normal correct R and L and Up and Down image. It is a lens which goes in front of the eyepiece to give a correct image.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 26, 2009

SOURCE: everything is upside down

Astronomical telescopes produce an upside-down and reversed image (image is rotated 180 degrees from an upright position) since this doesn't matter when you are looking at things in the night sky. Accessories are available for rotating the image to an upright position, but most of those accessories do not work well with Newtonian style reflector telescopes such as the 114EQ reflector.

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  • Posted on Sep 02, 2009

SOURCE: When viewing everything is upside down.

Yes, all astronomical telescopes show images upside down. There is no up or down in space.

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Joe Lalumia aka TelescopeMan

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  • Posted on Dec 29, 2009

SOURCE: my 102mm astro-nova telescope shows everthing

No, all astronomical telescopes show upside down images. You can buy what is called an "erecting prism" (just Google it) to use for terrestrial viewing.

Remember --- no up or down in space! Read my "TIPS" in my Profile, called ----"Frequently Asked Question".

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Why when I look through my telescope it's upside down
The image in astronomical telescopes are naturally upside down. This can be corrected using an inverting eyepiece . The reason this is the case, is that normally when viewing astronomical objects it doesn't matter if the image is upside down, so to minimise the loss of light that is the more important issue, unnecessary optical surfaces are eliminated. Terrestrial telescopes do naturally have inverting eyepieces as people expect to see objects the right way up.
Getting and inverting eyepiece will be cheaper the changing telescopes! :) Your eyes see everything upside down too, but your brain turns the image the right way up. The image in cameras is also upside down at the image plane, but the electronics turn it the right way up for you.
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Put the small finder scope on the top of the main tube, put the diagonal into the back of the scope. Put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the diagonal.

Take the scope outside during the day time and line up the finder scope with the main tube on a distant object-- practice focusing on the same object.

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I put the 1.5 erecting lens in, however, I am getting a tilted veiw not an upside down one without it How do I get the veiw totally upright?
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Everything is upside down on side eye piece. When viewing through the scope that's on the side of the telescope itself, everything is upside down. No matter which way it is turned, the same problem exists.
All astronomical telescopes show upside down images. It's completely normal. Nothing is wrong with the scope. For terrestril viewing you can buy an "erecting prism diagonal" which will turn the images right side up.

Like this:
http://www.skiesunlimited.net/index.php?CategoryID=98


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You mean everything is upside down. All astronomical telescopes show upside down images. It's how they work. Nothing is wrong with your telescope. Read my Frequently Asked Questions-- TIP on my profile page.
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I don't know how to use the motor and the image is upside down
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If your scope is like the one in the picture it is an equatorial mount which must be polar aligned to work. Once the scope is roughly polar aligned the motor will keep the object in the eyepiece for a long period of time. It moves the RA axis in time with the movement of the stars across the sky.

Read this:
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Everything is upside down
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Upsidedowm image on a KOUSMOTOR-500 Telescope
Hi ya,

Because of the way they are designed all reflecting astronomical telescopes produce an inverted image. If you are looking at objects in space it doesn't really matter which way they are up, there is no up or down in space.

You can buy an inverter which will correct the image, just google it to find one.

Cheers
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Practice focusing during the day time on a distant object.
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Why not simply take the tube off and store that in a bag, and then store the mount inside or in the garage. Next time it will be easy to take it outside in two pieces.


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