planning to get a telescope with an aperture larger than 12 inches, specifically to observe the inner details of Jupiter s large clouds. Could you help me determine what aperture is needed to see the inner details of Jupiter s bands?
Many thanks!
It doesn t matter how big my budget we just need to know the aperture required from the telescope to see details within Jupiter s belts
I’ve been meaning to share pictures of my grandpas telescope on one of the astronomy pages for about a year and am now getting around to it. He passed away a year ago and I guess this is kinda to honor him!
IS the Svbony UHC filter worth it for a 10" Dobsonian in Bortel 8 Sky? How good will the contrast improve in The eyepiece? I couldn't find ring nebula and globular cluster in Bortel 8 sky ... ALSO WHAT COULD I POSSIBLY SEE IN BORTEL SKY 8 WITH A 10" DOB? PROVIDED I CANT TRANSPORT IT TO LESS LP AREA?
I captured it using my Celestron nexstar 6se 6mm
Hi all -
I’m new to telescopes and I’ve read a lot of posts and even ranking of suggested telescopes by price, but not by application or use
I would like to find a good model that I could use (with my eyes) in the day to view landscape scenery and objects and at night to view stars, etc
Is there such a thing? If I knew what model or type would work I would then be able to search for one possibly on Facebook? don’t need new as long as it functions well
Thanks for your feedback
so as part or a work thing i am in a position to get a free scope, i already have a 12inch dob and a pair of celestron 25x70 binoculars and i can choose between these three scopes for free so would like to know what one would be best as id like a portable solution that's lighter than the 12 inch dob but is capable of some occasional planetary stuff, never used an eq mount before and its been a minute since ive looked into scopes since the dobs done everything i have wanted it to so far, its just a bit too heavy and cumbersome to quickly throw in the boot of my car and go somewhere super dark. seeing as i was toying with the idea of actually buying a second scope for travel anyway and since i have the opportunity to get one of the below for free just wondering what you would choose and why, would a mini table top dob be the best of the bunch with a mat on the boot of my Camry orrrr? any help would be appreciated.
https://www.saxon.com.au/saxon-1141eq-reflector-telescope-with-motor-drive.html.html
https://www.saxon.com.au/saxon-70mm-traveller-scope.html.html
https://www.saxon.com.au/saxon-mini-dobsonian-telescope.html.html
After struggling for several weeks with PA, because my dumbass decided to use onstep to align instead of more traditional methods, I finally captured M81, which is also my first dso. It isn't perfect, since I was in a bit of a hurry, so I only got 15 pictures, 30" of exposure and 1600 iso each. It's not too much, but I'm very proud of it.
It seems like I got coma, but I have used a corrector for this photo. Any advices? The equipment used:
- Skywatcher 150/750 pds
- EQ5 motorized with onstep
- GSO coma corrector
- Canon 60d + T2 ring + edyson T2 to 2" adapter
This picture was taken in a bortle 6.6 zone, with a really good seeing. I haven't processed it yet.
Apertura AD8 Dobsonian Telescope / Nikon Z6II and 2x Barlow
ISO:1600
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Took a photo of the crescent moon. This was with my Apertura AD8 Dobsonian Telescope, Nikon Z6II and a 2 x Barlow (won't come into focus without the barlow) for an effective focal length of 2400.
Which of these would be better as a beginner scope? The guide didn’t really compare the two well, I know the StarSense has auto-aim but it also said that can be confusing to set up. Assume price doesn’t matter (tho it does lol) just for the sake of comparison
Hi everyone,
Sorry if this is a bit of a beginner question, I’m still pretty new to telescopes and trying to learn how to interpret seeing conditions and what is considered “normal”.
This is a short video taken through my Explore Scientific 8.5mm LER on a SkyWatcher 200/1200 Dobsonian, and I was wondering if this amount of image turbulence/distortion is expected for the reported conditions.
The image was constantly wobbling/shimmering, almost like looking through heat haze over a hot road or near the horizon. Meteoblue reported around 1.4–1.6 arcsec seeing at the time, so I’m not sure if what I’m seeing matches that or if something else could be affecting the view.
The telescope was inside the house the whole time (around 25°C) and observing through an open window. It had been acclimating to the indoor temperature for around 30 minutes before the test. I know that observing from indoors is far from ideal, but right now I mainly wanted to test the eyepiece since I can’t go outside at the moment.
Could the warm indoor air vs outside temperature difference be causing this level of distortion? Or is this kind of image movement normal for around 1.5 arcsec seeing? Maybe it’s something else entirely?
Sorry again if this is an obvious question, I’m still learning. Thanks!
So as you suggested, I waited until Milky Way was high above horizon and walked half a kilometer away from street lights. And result was great, I could see Milky way stretching from Cassiopeia to Aquila constellations. The core however, was drowning in light pollution and invisible to naked eye. But with binoculars and telescope I managed to see all bright nebulae and star clusters in that region. I also took a picture of some of them with Dwarf 3 telescope. And of course I photographed the Milky Way itself with phone and managed to collect about 30 minutes of 10sec 12000iso exposures.
Hello, we own a small boutique campground in a borderline bortle 1 area so needless to say, I have gotten much more into astronomy and plan to make this an ongoing hobby and a big part of our business (It has been an absolute hit and everyone seems to love it!) We have been doing nightly astronomy as a free offering to our guests (I have so much fun with it anyway!) and I'm still trying to balance out how to protect everything!
On calm/clear nights, I have been leaving the telescope out for guests to use and a few have taken us up on the offer (we've even seen some post photos of the moon online or example, which is really cool seeing someone go from never looking through a telescope to actually using it for their own observing and getting nice photos too!) I basically give a quick briefing of what a finder scope is, how to focus, and leave them off to the races (I leave an easier lens on to make it's very user friendly).
Because we live on a campground (in an RV) all summer, space is very limited and we dont have a garage (or really anywhere) for storage. I am thinking of building a shed nearby just for this purpose (to avoid storing in our small living room during bad weather) but have also seen some very cool DIY observatory builds (although not really anyone using them for a dobsonian). Does anyone have any advice for a relatively permanent dobsonian install that may work for this purpose? I am relatively handy and am just looking for ideas (building/purchasing a more sturdy base and an enclosure to keep it out of the elements). We are in a very dry climate (high desert) and our biggest enemy is occasional winds and very rare rain but it is mostly very sunny, thanks in advance!
Hi! I'm a beginner with this, but after a quick research it seems that this telescope is really recommended for newbies. However, I checked the astrophotography with it and the quality is not amazing. Is there any similar model under the same budget better for photos? Also, are the photos taken by the telescope itself? I have a Nikon but I doubt it's possible to use it through the telescope lol :(
I got this with used scope I recently bought. The seller had no knowledge of astronomical bits and pieces. I think it is some sort of tracking camera mount
But really have no idea. I suspect it is quite old (90's). It large and made of PVC or something similar.
Hey everyone,
I’m currently looking for a new telescope and wanted to ask for some advice.
So far I’ve only owned a cheap 76/700 telescope, but recently I’ve been getting more into astronomy and researching different telescope types. I noticed that Dobsonian telescopes are often recommended because they seem to offer the best performance for the money.
Right now I’m looking at the Skywatcher Dobson N 254/1200 Pyrex Skyliner Classic DOB. The 10-inch aperture sounds amazing for deep sky objects and planets.
But while researching, I started wondering:
My budget is around 700€ maximum.
I mainly want to observe the Moon, planets, and hopefully get more into deep sky observing. Transporting the telescope is possible, but I’d prefer something that isn’t extremely difficult to move around.
I’d really appreciate recommendations or personal experiences
I already love this little guy!
I want to buy a smart telescope, I have a budget of 500-550€. Please advice me something in euros because, for example, seestar s50 cost only 500USD, but in euros It cost 700. For now I'd like to buy a dwarf 3, a seestar s30 or a dwarf mini.
Astrophotography Is my priority, but birdwatching or things like this interest me too.
So if you have some advice or ideas please tell me.
Novice with a Heritage 100P telescope here, observing from a Bortle 6 city. While I mainly enjoy visual astronomy, I also like experimenting with astrophotography using my iPhone 12 Pro. I’m currently learning how to process images and exploring what my setup is capable of. Since I’m still very new to this, I’d really appreciate any feedback or suggestions from more experienced members of the community. The Sun and Moon images were created by selecting the single best frame with the help of PIPP from 4K 60 FPS videos and then processing them by hand. I tried stacking, but it actually resulted in more blur and artifacts rather than improving the image. I suspect this is due to my non-tracking mount and a slight wobble in the phone adapter. For Jupiter, I used AutoStakkert!. Thanks for your help, and I hope you like my photos. P.S. Today I’m hoping to try a double exposure with the Moon and the Beehive Cluster as the Moon passes through it.
If you have a Dobsonian that has a compression ring only on one side of the focuser, then the collimation you do with a collimation cap is not going to be accurate.
If you have a barlow lens that can be unscrewed, it can get much easier. Put the collimation cap on top of the barlow and remove the lens. Put this barlow+collimation cap combination in the focuser and tighten the screw.
Now, do the collimation again. I have found that it is more accurate when done this way.
It's because when you use a collimation cap alone, you don't tighten the screw for the eyepieces. When you tighten the screw, the eyepiece moves towards the right a little bit, thus changing the configuration of the collimation.