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Planets looks like normal stars when I see them using telescope
I've been trying to see planets using my 114 mm (aperture) f=900 mm telescope. For the moon, I got very good quality pictures, but when I try to see planets they just appear to be as if I'm looking at ...
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Question about telescope eyepieces
I have a Celestron 60LCM refractor telescope. It has a 60mm aperture and a 700mm focal length. It came with two eyepieces. One is 25mm and the other is 9mm. They are marked only with their focal ...
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Will I be able to see both Jupiter and Saturn at the same time in my Astromaster 114?
I have a Celestron Astromaster 114 Newtonian reflector telescope. The specs:
aperture: 114mm
focal length: 1000mm
focal ratio: f/8.77
I also have a t-ring so I can connect a Nikon camera to it.
Will ...
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Finding Jupiter, Saturn
I have a Dobson Omegon with a 640mm focal length and a 102mm aperture.
My finderscope is broken but I can do without.
I have located the planets with the naked eye but I do I do not see them through ...
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What should I improve my telescope kit to see more details of Moon?
What should I improve my telescope kit to see more details of Moon?
I have the gskyer telescope of 60mm aperture and 350mm focal length.
my eyepieces are 10mm,25mm.
and I have x3 Barlow.
my best ...
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Selecting a Telescope for Viewing Planets
I hope to observe planets like Jupiter and Saturn, and moons. I am a novice when it comes to telescopes and I know images in magazines are not taken with at least 12-inch telescope in a middle of ...
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