Hi,

Yes, I have actually read that FAQ, but the Bushnell is all I have to work
with right now.
With a new baby in the house, funds are more that limited and it was a gift
a few Christmas's
ago.

Honestly though, I think I got lucky. Although I have not had the
opportunity to look
through other scopes of comparable size as a comparison, I have been able to
see
wonderful detail of the moon. I was able (with patience) to distinguish the
polar cap
and the darker features on mars. It was comparable to some pictures I have
seen others post.
I have been able to distinguish Jupiter and 4 of it's satellites.

My biggest gripe about the scope is not the optics (although I know they
could be better) but the silly
finderscope. It is very poorly mounted and easily knocked out of alignment.
And the genius who put black
crosshairs in a finderscope designed for use in the black night sky was a
little off base. Also the rack and pinion
of the focus mount is stiff and jerky, making it very hard to focus higher
resolution.

But, there it is. As bad as it is it's better that the naked eye!

Thanks for the advice and link.

jojo


"Starlord" wrote in message
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With that scope you'll be lucky to see the moon. Please read the
following:

Telescope Buyers FAQ
http://home.inreach.com/starlord



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"jojo" wrote in message
. ..
As a newbie to astronomy, I am searching the night sky.

I have a 4.5" reflector (Bushnell voyager)
4mm, 12,, and a 24mm, also a 3X barlow

I am currently concentrating my efforts on the big dipper.
I cannot view on a nightly basis, as I live in a light rich area so the
questions
I pose now are research till my next dark sky trip.

With my scope an lenses, can I hope to see some of the objects
in the area of the big dipper? M108? M81? M82?

Just trying to find out what to expect.

Thanks,
jo




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