Comments on: What kind of telescope can help me see planets from my room ? http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/ Thu, 17 May 2012 21:35:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Aaron the Great http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2372 Aaron the Great Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:03:20 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/#comment-2372 visiting a local astronomy club will give you the chance to look through many different types of telescopes. After you have joined for awhile some clubs will even allow you to borrow a club telescope. Also you will meet some awesome people. A Dobsonian mounted reflector will give you the larges aperture for the dollar, however it does not provide tracking, however with practice you can do this without thinking much about it. Orion is a good brand. I started out with a 4" Orion Dobsonian and I worked my way up to an Orion 12' Intelescope and Im still happy with the product. Just like cars everyone has their preferred brand of telescope and there are a lot of good company's out there. Also note DO NOT by a department store brand telescope that advertises high magnification! These are cheaply made and make better decorations than observing instruments. Once you do purchase a telescope, it will be challenging at first but dont be discouraged.<a href="http://www.autostires.com/at-italia-wheels-288"> Aaron the Great</a> visiting a local astronomy club will give you the chance to look through many different types of telescopes. After you have joined for awhile some clubs will even allow you to borrow a club telescope. Also you will meet some awesome people. A Dobsonian mounted reflector will give you the larges aperture for the dollar, however it does not provide tracking, however with practice you can do this without thinking much about it. Orion is a good brand. I started out with a 4″ Orion Dobsonian and I worked my way up to an Orion 12′ Intelescope and Im still happy with the product. Just like cars everyone has their preferred brand of telescope and there are a lot of good company’s out there. Also note DO NOT by a department store brand telescope that advertises high magnification! These are cheaply made and make better decorations than observing instruments. Once you do purchase a telescope, it will be challenging at first but dont be discouraged. Aaron the Great

]]> By: Starrysky http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2371 Starrysky Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:31:15 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/#comment-2371 You can do views over the Internet, both for free, and for pay. There are educational programs in observational astronomy for students. Use Google for those on line scopes. and quite a few others here and there. A couple guys in Utah with a big portable scope and B&W video camera for astronomy views used to broadcast over Internet at<a href="http://www.resumeminers.com/Job-Search/Search.htm"> Starrysky</a> You can do views over the Internet, both for free, and for pay. There are educational programs in observational astronomy for students. Use Google for those on line scopes.
and quite a few others here and there.
A couple guys in Utah with a big portable scope and B&W video camera for astronomy views used to broadcast over Internet at Starrysky

]]> By: wallyrush http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2370 wallyrush Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:04:20 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/#comment-2370 I suggest you join an astronomy club.This will give you a chance to look into some eyepieces and see what you like.To get a decent telescope you will need $200.+Here is a good website to check out telescopes.Thy stand behind their products.I have 2 of their telescopes,A Starblast 6 and the XT10 and love them both. Wally<a href="http://www.supersportsstore.com/stoves-7797"> wallyrush</a> I suggest you join an astronomy club.This will give you a chance to look into some eyepieces and see what you like.To get a decent telescope you will need $200.+Here is a good website to check out telescopes.Thy stand behind their products.I have 2 of their telescopes,A Starblast 6 and the XT10 and love them both.

Wally wallyrush

]]> By: Philip J http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2369 Philip J Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:11:53 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/#comment-2369 Look for a used reflector telescope with a large aperture. Search the make and model online to compare the used price to the new price; you can sometimes get a used one for 1/10 the price of new. If you're lucky, you might get a good 10-inch reflector scope in your price range. A heavy tripod with a planetary tracking motor will cost extra. The latest thing is computerized tracking; the computer can do all the alignment for you in seconds and than track the motion of the object across the sky. If you don't have a south-facing window you won't see planets in it except when they are rising in the east or setting in the west. Most window glass has lousy optics, anyway. Forget about star watching from you window unless you live next door to a movie star's bedroom window. (Binoglers are good for that.)<a href="http://www.currencyexchangemarket.com/thomas-cook-currency-exchange.htm"> Philip J</a> Look for a used reflector telescope with a large aperture. Search the make and model online to compare the used price to the new price; you can sometimes get a used one for 1/10 the price of new. If you’re lucky, you might get a good 10-inch reflector scope in your price range. A heavy tripod with a planetary tracking motor will cost extra. The latest thing is computerized tracking; the computer can do all the alignment for you in seconds and than track the motion of the object across the sky.

If you don’t have a south-facing window you won’t see planets in it except when they are rising in the east or setting in the west. Most window glass has lousy optics, anyway. Forget about star watching from you window unless you live next door to a movie star’s bedroom window. (Binoglers are good for that.) Philip J

]]> By: US Army Veteran http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2368 US Army Veteran Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:40:48 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/#comment-2368 A 4 inch reflector will do good.<a href="http://www.bigjobtools.com/srch/srch.php?q=Alternative+Energy"> US Army Veteran</a> A 4 inch reflector will do good. US Army Veteran

]]> By: Andrew S http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/comment-page-1/#comment-2367 Andrew S Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:41:10 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/what-kind-of-telescope-can-help-me-see-planets-from-my-room/#comment-2367 Pretty much any kind of scope will do this. The planets out as far as Saturn are all easy naked eye objects and even an average pair of binos will help you pick out Uranus and Neptune under moderately dark skies. To see features you really need a scope though. For out-and-out planetary viewing a good equatorially mounted refractor is the best option and there are some realistic options on your budget. However a reflector will give you much more aperture for your money. While it will not be quite as good for planetary as a refractor it will still allow you to see plenty of detail and have application for a variety of other objects assuming you can get under reasonably dark skies. On your budget you are probably looking at either a 90mm equatorially mounted achromatic refractor or a Newtonian reflector in the 130-150mm range on either a Dobsonian or equatorial mount. I suggest reading a basic guide on buying a scope since there are a lot of issues to go through before arriving at a considered buying decision. However, reconsider your proposed observing location. For various reasons observing indoors is a non-starter - you may be looking through glass, and there will be a temperature variation between indoors and outside. These are both things that will kill good views. There really is no substitute for getting outside and preferably under dark skies well away from city lights.<a href="http://www.resumeminers.com/universities/social-sciences-degree.htm"> Andrew S</a> Pretty much any kind of scope will do this. The planets out as far as Saturn are all easy naked eye objects and even an average pair of binos will help you pick out Uranus and Neptune under moderately dark skies.

To see features you really need a scope though. For out-and-out planetary viewing a good equatorially mounted refractor is the best option and there are some realistic options on your budget. However a reflector will give you much more aperture for your money. While it will not be quite as good for planetary as a refractor it will still allow you to see plenty of detail and have application for a variety of other objects assuming you can get under reasonably dark skies.

On your budget you are probably looking at either a 90mm equatorially mounted achromatic refractor or a Newtonian reflector in the 130-150mm range on either a Dobsonian or equatorial mount. I suggest reading a basic guide on buying a scope since there are a lot of issues to go through before arriving at a considered buying decision.

However, reconsider your proposed observing location. For various reasons observing indoors is a non-starter - you may be looking through glass, and there will be a temperature variation between indoors and outside. These are both things that will kill good views. There really is no substitute for getting outside and preferably under dark skies well away from city lights. Andrew S

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