which eyepiece is use to see the planets clearly and big
290751
The 10mm eyepiece that comes with this telescope should work very well to see planets clearly. While increasing the magnification will increase the image size, it will never be very large in the eyepiece.
1924096
Novice skywatcher here, but from what I've researched, it not that they're "better", it just more convenient. You can't see Mars or the rings of Saturn with these, but you can see details of the Moon as well as faint views of star clusters and glows of nebulas and galaxies that you'd never see with the naked eye. Skywatching isn't just about 500x magnification, its also about low magnification observations. So, the short answer is portability, quick setup and overall convenience. People say smaller scopes are used more then larger ones.
1246560
Sure, you can use this one: Orion 53082 StarShoot G3 Deep Space Color Imaging Camera or any other eyepiece camera.
1578031
They are good for astronomy. I live in Los Angeles... and light pollution is horrible... I am able to see more start than with the naked eye. I have seen star clusters (M7), Andromeda galaxy (appears as smudge)... I was not able to see rings of Saturn with these binoculars... Saturn appears as an oblong light, a telescope would be a better option to view rings. I have not had a chance to look at Jupiter.
30041
You can put a Celestron 93230 8 to 24mm 1.25 Zoom Eyepiece in there and it works.I did it today works great can zoom until there is no vignetting.
933877
Dont know eyepiece diameter. I found the entire unit too flimsy to use...cannot keep it steady and it is jerky changing position... buy a better one!
1958043
Actually, in even a modest telescope, i.e., a 120mm refractor with a 30mm eyepiece, Jupiter will appear the size of a pea held at arm's length. The same scope with a 15mm eyepiece will render Mars about the same size... much more than 'a point of light'. However, to view any detail whatsoever on Mars, (or Jupiter) you'd need a very dark and still sky, with virtually no light polution... an extremely rare set of circumstances. Once, at the Roper Mountain Observatory, I observed a global dust storm on Mars. We could actually see it advancing across the planet's surface. But conditions were ideal, and that scope is a huge Alvan Clark refractor. No combination of telescope/filter/eyepiece will render planetary detail if conditions aren't at least good-to-excellent. Hope this answers your question, Bill
678551
The PST solar telescope is ONLY for looking at the sun. Nothing else will be visible due to the PSTs filters. Therefore, you cannot use it to look at the planets, moon, etc.
1491356
Short answer is that this is the best scope in its price range. It is incredible for moon viewing. As for other planets; using a high powered lens gives a great view of Saturn and it's rings. If this is your price range I'd say buy this scope.
386673
You can see all 5 of the naked-eye planets. Mars is small so even with the highest magnifications (about 190x with this telescope) you can't see much detail. But let me tell you, Saturn and Jupiter are spectacular! With the 4mm eyepiece you can see the winds that stripe Jupiter and the rings that surround Saturn! You can also observe deep-sky objects that include galaxies, nebulae, and even binary star systems.
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It comes with a single 25mm eyepiece, so to answer your question outright, "no". But the 25mm is sufficient for seeing moons around jupiter and the rings of saturn with little effort. You can easily see nebula and some star clusters on a 25mm. I bought the Orion 08890 1.25-Inch Premium Telescope Accessory Kit (silver) set to fill out and have a nice starter set. Hope this helps
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Hi Scott, Yes, you can see all three. However: Because the scope is a short focal length scope it gives a wide field of view and rather low magnification even with 10mm eyepiece (35X). If you can obtain a 2X Barlow, a power booster lens that you put between the eyepiece and the focusing tube, you will be able to have 70X magnification with the 80mm Go Scope. I bought a 7mm wide angle eyepiece for mine, which gives a magnification of 100X with my Orion Shorty Barlow. This gives very good views of the planets and spectacular views of the moon. Keep in mind, that "seeing conditions," that is how steady the atmosphere is any given night, can be the biggest factor in how good a planetary image will be. It can vary quite a bit, night to night, so if you don't get a sharp image of the planet, don't blame the telescope. Try another night. Also, particularly with Mars, it depends how close to the Mars the Earth is at any given time in our orbits. I have had only so-so views of Mars with big telescopes with high powers and steady seeing conditions when the planets were at great distances from one another. On the other hand, the clearest, brightest, and most detailed view of the surface features of Mars was through my 70mm Tele-Vue Pronto when Mars was at its nearest point in years back in 2004. And that view was obtained in the heart of a light polluted city! Hope this helps. If I can be of any further assistance, let me know. Sincerely, Joe R.
1895077
Yes, however, this is not a large aperture telescope so don't expect it to look like the photos you may have seen. But, the darker the skies where you observe from the better you will see everything. You can see the bands on Jupiter and the Martian poles (in season there). The south pole of Mars is much clearer because its ice pack is larger. As I write this May 16, 2014 Saturn and Mars are the two planets of choice. Saturn is very pretty in this scope and you can see it's large moon Titan very well with this scope.
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No, You will not be able to see all the planets with great detail. I volunteer at an observatory with a 16" scope, and neptune still looks like a blue dot. If you want to look at planets, then get a refracting telescope. Also, you do not want an eq for your first scope.
1596749
Yes. ..I was also able to view Jupiter & Saturn, but that took a little work. The sight provided works poorly for targeting celestial objects. The lenses are fine for amature moon gazing though...
622876
If viewing relatively fixed objects at long distances is all you want to do, a telescope would be better. For general use and very basic star gazing, these would be fine.
1713859
Hello, I would say the images for me are the same as I have the basic eyepieces and two sets of as you need two sets for the bino viewers but what I like is the eye relief that you get when looking through them and a almost 3d effect like you get when looking through binoculars. If you can afford it I would highly recomend it, not for just yourself but for other viewers as well. I have a Celestron 8SE and looking at Saturn, Jupiter, the moon, well its pretty awesome. My plan is to do astrophotography, if I was really into eyepieces I would go with the two inch and some nice Nagler eyepieces. Hope this helps, Good luck and dark skies.