Well, Mars should be red correct? It was yellow in my veiwing. I was using a 90x multiplication. Mars was more than 30 degrees above the horizon.
Hi, I went out again tonight with the same result. While veiweing mars, it was bigger than a pinhead, but not much. It just looked like a big (or not...
In my spaceprobe (900mm focal lenghth), using the 10mm eyepiece tehy gave for a 90x veiwing, how big should mars look. And about the colimation, I...
okay thanks. I don't have a good veiw of mars from my comp, but how much longer is it going to be out? Oh, and mars was near the moon about a...
I own the spaceprobe 130, and in the information, it said that you could se the rings of saturn. So, my question is, how good should I be able to...
shoelessjoe how do you like it? I am seriously considering buying it, do you recommend it?
Just asking, but why would you reccomend a refractor versus a reflector? And is there anything you would say against the SpaceProbe™ 130 EQ?
thank you CJ, that helped alot! And so if I want to view everything, you would recommend a focal ration of around 6 or 8, so its not to far on either...
okay, and i know I'm thick in this area, but could someone please explain to me the benefits/ downfalls of fast, slow, and medium focal ratios?...
oh, and what are opinions about dobsonian telescopes. For example, the Sky Quest XT4.5 versus the spaceprobe 130 or the Short Tube 4.5 EQ
Hey, I am also looking for a scope. I got a bush of B-=Day money $_$ so I have about 250-300 to spend. I am a beginner,; but I don't want a crappy...
I was looking at some other telescopes yesterday, and one of the 8" dobs was $800! Do most dobs cost that much, or was that just a really expensive...
Okay, thanks for all your help. One other question I have is how hard is it to move the spaceprobe around? Its 10lbs heavier and alot longer. Oh,...
Oh and one more thing (for now), in the product specifications, is light grasp the same thing as aperature?
wellcooked, would you agree with xevious on his recommendation? Is that also upgradable? Is it a better version in the series? If so is there another...
Thank you wellcooked could you expand on your def? I'm still confused
oh, and could someone explain to me what a faster and/or longer focal length does? I know faster ones are better for photography, but what else?
This will be my first telescope. I am not planning on photograpy, I am probably aiming more at casual use. I'm not wuite sure of my price range, it...
I'm not looking for a big telescope. I'm going to need to move it around. I was just wondering how much image quality was lost on reflectors. If you...
Hey, I am tryin gto buy a telescope I know that refractors have better clarity over reflectors. But, how big is the difference? Is the clarity...
Separate names with a comma.
