What will I be able to see with this telescope?
im going to buy a telescope soon and i like this one ….im only 16 and im just doing this as a hobby so im not spending big bucks or anything….so what am i gonna be able to see with this telescope? what planets and how detailed am i going to see the moon?
http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-21041-60mm-PowerSeeker-Telescope/dp/B0002CTZAC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1226775050&sr=8-1
As long as your expectations are not too high, you will be at least temporarily satisfied. Normally, I would not recommend a scope like this. As mentioned above, it is not really a very good scope. You will be able to see all of the planets, as well as the 4 Galilean moons of Jupiter. You might even see a hint of the bands on Jupiter, and you will see the rings of Saturn. Lunar detail will be very nice. A few open clusters will look good on a dark night, but most globular clusters and galaxies will be an exercise in frustration.
The real problem with a scope like this is not the optics, but the way it is mounted. The tripod and the quality of the mount itself will make it difficult to find anything or keep it in the field of view for more than a few seconds. As a result, you may get frustrated by the difficulty you will have in actually using it at night in the dark. If you are a patient person, you will probably be able to see enough to – hopefully – keep your interest alive until you can afford a better instrument. Telescopes like this have been known to kill interest levels of beginners, because thay are just tough to use. Hopefully, that won’t be you.
There is something to be said for a decent binocular. If you have not done so yet, I would highly recommend that you take whatever binoculars you may have access to along to a local astronomy club observing session. Learning the night sky is half the fun of the hobby, and you will be able to see a lot through a decent binocular. It is also a lot easier to find objects using a binocular than it is with a telescope, especially a scope like this one. I have used binoculars for decades in amateur astronomy. On a clear night, it is easy to find nebulae, clusters, even a few galaxies with binoculars. You will not see much detail, but then you won’t with the scope you have selected either. Good Luck. Don’t get discouraged. Take your time.
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