I went to the sites and they indicated that I need another eyepiece in
order to view Mars. I only have the 10 & 25 mm eyepieces that come
with the scope. So I need to buy extra eyepieces in order to view
Mars? Where can I find such accessories? Also the site indicated
that this scope will only go as far as 270x but it seems we need 400x
in order to view Mars clearly. Can I push this scope to 400x?
Thanks.

(J. Carbone) wrote in message . com...
Apparently, you are not the only person having problems. Celestron
has two separate areas devoted to support for the 114GT:

http://www.celestron.com/support/faq_114gt.htm

http://www.celestron.com/support/setup_114gt.htm

Good luck!




(Dai Ba Wong) wrote in message . com...
Hi:

I just bought the Nexstar 114 GT and wonder how I can use it to view
the Polar Cap on Mars. I tried to use the 10mm eyepiece and can only
see Mars as a white source of light that is about the size of the a
pencil top. Can someone provide me some instructions on how to set it
up? Now I can use it to see the surface of moon; However, the
instruction said I should see Jupiter or even the Saturn ring with
this scope. So I guess seeing the Polar Cap with this sope should
have no problem. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks very much for
your help as this is my first time in life to use a telescope.
Thanks.

Novice