what about seeing color in the planets without a photography?
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The eye is not very good in discerning colors when objects are dim, so don't expect to see Jupiter's red spot really red. But definitely you can see colors. You can even see Neptune much bluer than Uranus, for example. It also depends a lot on sky conditions.
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Moon will look great. You will see its landscapes with good detail. You can see the craters clearly. You will also see Jupiter's sattelites an Jupiter itself will look like a ball with the equatorial strips clearly visible. Saturn will be small, but even so, it looks wonderful. You will see the rings without problem. M42 nebula is also observable and a great view. Jewel box is a show through this Celestron.
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Nominally the display is in color, but from my limited experience so far, the lighting conditions where you'd be tempted to use the camera and the camera's source of illumination may not allow you to see color accurately.
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It is normal. all land objects will appear like that. You should be good for looking at space objects.
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Yes. You can type "SkyQuest xt6" into Youtube and get a sense of the view you'll get. Keep in mind that the best views are available under particular conditions with specific eyepieces, but you can certainly see planets--Jupiter and Saturn, for example--with the xt6 as is.
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Yes. Black lines without illumination the green or red with varying brightness.
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You can use the basic filter set with only a few extra filters. You will need to use a solar filter to look at the sun. Warning: do NOT look through the telescope without it. Blue filter is good for Jupiter, red for mars, yellow for Saturn. For light pollution use a broadband filter. You may want to invest in different eye pieces also.
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it may not be a issue of focus it could be an issue of filters, to view planets yes you will need good lenes and a barlow adapter but there are color filters that enhance what you are looking at, I suggest you search the web for Planetary filters to see which filter is best for the planet(s) you are trying to view. Clear Skies :-)
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Yes, you can see them without illumination. I find it to be a decent scope for a decent price.
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I used the ceiling light as the sun, but if the planets are being placed in an area without one, some ideas would be: an old beach ball, or other small kids ball (check the dollar store), or paper mache one using a balloon. Anything round would work if its light and can be painted.
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I have no problem making out Jupiter's stripes, but haven't seen the spot. I haven't had a clear enough night at a time of transit (http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/3304091.html?page=1&c;=y). In addition to what comes in the package, I added a 3x barlow lens to increase the effective focal length.
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Thank you very much indeed. The zoom binocular by Pentax has one, good for looking at the stars.
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Definitely yes. Saturn's ring and Jupiter's moons are clearly visible. Phases of Venus are also visible. Mars looks like a red disk (not just a small dot).
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yes, the filters just enhance the view. I generally don't use the filters much and still can see clearly defined cloud bands on Jupiter, and can see the ring around Saturn.
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Jupiter's moons are visible. Haven't viewed Saturn yet. I would suggest using a tripod.
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ye, no problem. The cross-hair wires are quite fine (but that is good when illuminated - doesn't cover up the target star/planet) but visible without illumination except against a really dark sky (and wht a nice problem to have that is!).
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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.