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Question: Outside, dark night, and could see literally nothing. Inside I could see the rug, etc. What am I doing wrong?
Document: I bought this for my daughter who was excited about seeing the moon and stars through her first telescope. She was thrilled to get this for Christmas and on the first clear night we went out and saw... NOTHING. I figured since it was inexpensive maybe I could just see when it was a very clear night and the moon was full. When that night came we went out and again... Nothing.
Jupiter was huge in the sky last night and this scope made it only slightly larger. I could see no features and certainly no moons as reported in the 5-start ratings. I would love for someone to tell me what I'm doing wrong. until that day comes I can only assume the 5-star raters have been well compensated for their reviews.
i have only used this once to view the moon, but it was a good night and i could see the surface very clearly . i will try to see some other things planets etc.. and update the review.
I bought this product based upon the Amazon reviews. What sold me was &#34;the ease of use&#34;. The actual usage is NOT very friendly. I went out on a clear night with a bright moon. I literally stoold underneath the moon and could not get it to focus in the telescope. The design is not very practical. You are better off buying a telescope with a tripod. Mine is currently collecting dust in the basement.
Adjust the focuser first to be inside, then outside of focus. If the telescope is properly collimated, you should see a perfectly centered, round set of diffraction rings with the small, round secondary mirror shadow in the center (ignore the secondary mirror assembly stem shadow). For more details look up: "collimation of newtonian telescopes", and "offsetting the secondary mirror".
My little guy and his dad recently took the scope out . It was great to view the moon and craters. But was told could see nothing else, no jupitor, saturn or orion. They were disapointed. Maybe that is why it was half price. Get what you pay for I guess.
We can tell that Saturn is elongated but nothing more. Worse, we could not tell the phase of Venus - I guessed that it was mostly round when in fact it was at quarter phase (half a circle). It is possible to see that the moon is cratered. So we can make out about half of the (few) details Galileo could with his primitive telescopes.
30$ for an actual telescope from a known brand. Could have gone wrong even if they'd just sent me a toilet paper tube with leneses stuck on the ends with masking tape... ;-)This is a fun telescope, the build feels surprisingly strong for such an inexpensive item, and it keeps the kids happy. I bought it to see if they liked it, and it is working.
The stock 20mm eyepiece on my copy, however, was pretty much garbage. I'm sure the variances on these eyepieces are huge, so your mileage may vary. I bought a used 20mm plossl to replace it, which I can use on another telescope if I choose to upgrade.I don't know what the price on this was, since it was a gift, but right now it's 35 bucks. For that price, I don't see how you could go wrong.
I remember watching the stars with my dad as a child and now that I have kids, I look forward to enjoying warm summer nights outside watching the stars with my kids. We have only been able to look at the moon from inside due to the cold but they have enjoyed it as much as I remember.
Answer: Start out by trying with the biggest eyepiece and practice in daytime aiming and focusing the scope on objects like lamp posts trees and once your comfortable try at night by finding a bright star or the moon. Make sure the amount the focus tube is up is around an inch above bottom and just keep scanning till you find it. Then you can fine tune the focus to get crisp image.