Hi, all, can this machine see all the planets clear with some details? Thanks, lan
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You can see Jupiter and if you're in the right place, Mars and Venus. You will need to purchase the lens expansion pack to get good detail on either, but the expansion should also let you get some pretty good views of Saturn and its rings.
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My son has seen as far as jupiter & you can see the gas bands. He says it shows up the size of a marble, which is really good.
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I have seen Venus, Mars and Jupiter, as well as a bunch of Jupiters bigger moons. The detail wasn't great on Jupiter but I could tell because I knew where it was supposed to be that night. Its a beginner telescope I'll probably upgrade someday. Good to see if your going to like it before spending a lot of dough.
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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.
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I gave it to my 39 year old son. He says it works well. You can even see the moons of Jupiter with it.
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Yes, you should definitely be able to see Saturn's rings. I have been able to do so without any issue. Jupiter's Great Red Spot, as well!And it's floor mount.
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I have been able to take decent (6-7 cloud bands visible) pictures of Jupiter with this using a 3x barlow. It will depend on your telescope, seeing conditions, and comfort using software like Registax to stack videos. This video is what unprocessed output might look like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UfyUpJxBYk
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In a short answer, no. But let me explain. Under the best viewing conditions, this telescope is powerful enough to view Mars. You will see the red disk resolved and perhaps some fuzzy white blotches at the North and South poles, indicating the polar ice caps...again if the time is right. Even superpowerful telescopes can't do much better than that so keep that in mind. This is a great telescope.
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Yes a security camera with a 1.25 c mount adapter can and slow exposures can show lots of deep space video. There are several USB video cameras that can also be used but they tend to only be good for planetary viewing. On Google look up "Samsung scb-2000" and Astro-video those two topics should really get you going. I do Astro-video for the public at star parties.
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Yes. But be aware that it magnifies things so much that you need good clear crisp skies and a way to track the planet's movement. Doing it by hand is possible, but takes practice. Try a 2X first
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Yes, it works well & the pictures of planets on the disc are quite nice. It runs on batteries so if you leave it on all night the batteries wear out quickly.
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Saturn is my favorite planet to view currently. Good detail with this scope(over my Orion SpaceProbeST)..and the more you time you spend observing, the more detail you will see.
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Unfortunately with only a 5 inch mirror the only thing you'll be able to see of the furthest planets is what looks like a star only it will be slowly moving across the sky. You should get a fairly decent view of Jupiter and Saturn, also Mars and Venus will look good. My problem was I just didn't have the money I needed to get the size I wanted. Most astronomers recommend getting something not quite so large and learning how to use it properly before moving larger. It all depends on your own expertise and your financial situation as to what you purchase. Just remember that the larger telescopes are fairly heavy and if you intend to transport it anywhere it will take quite awhile to set up plus you will probably have to collimate it each time you set it up. Hope this helps you and good luck in finding the right scope. It's a great hobby.
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If the planets are in the sky this telescope can see most of them - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The outer planets, Uranus and Neptune are more difficult to see, but at a dark site and under good seeing conditions you should be able to view them as well. The telescope will also let you see brighter Nebulae and galaxies, open clusters and globular clusters. It has a built in menu that will slew (point) the telescope to objects in the sky.
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Hello Douglas, You certainly can! Earth is pulling away from Mars right now so that observation will require very steady conditions but is certainly possible. Jupiter's great red spot and at least four bands should be visible under good conditions as well as the Cassini division in Saturn's rings and hundreds of lunar craters. I hope that this was helpful! Best, Dave High Point Scientific
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I can see some larger geographical features on the moon pretty good. Jupiter looks like a bright star, just a point source of light therefore there is no way to even see the bands on Jupiter let alone the red spot. Also I cannot see any of Jupiter's moons with just the binoculars and they are pretty much at the limit for had held binoculars because of the inherent shaking of your hands.
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Depends on seeing conditions as well as the position of the planet in the sky. There are several planetarium software choices to determine this. i use solarsystemscope.com for solar system objects. It is a very nice online tool to see when is the ideal time to look for the planets. Under ideal conditions you see them clearly but they are tiny. Additional magnification decreases the sharpness of the image.
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The Dob will definitely give you more deep space objects than the refractor. I got my son one of those last Christmas. It is rather large in comparison to the refractor, but rotates well on its base. His is not computerized and he has gotten very adept at finding nebulae and Messier objects. I think the refractor is more for planets and moons in our close by system. Visual tracking is okay, remember that the image is reversed in the Dob.
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Hi Amy, unfortunately the telescope was a gift so I am unsure of its full capabilities. Perhaps if you contact the manufacturer directly, they may be able to assist you better.
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I believe it depends. I have used this to look at Jupiter and I could not see much if any cloud features. I have shelved this device and am trying an iphone adapter to take pictures of Jupiter and am only having slightly better success with that.