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PatDotson wrote in message ... The details for the scope are as follows: Objective Diameter : 60 mm (2.36") Focal Length : 700 mm Lenses : K25mm K10mm SR4mm Barlow : 3x Erecting Eyepiece : 1.5 Maximum Mag : 525x Not sure what size eyepieces. Looks around 1.25, but not sure without trying to dig out a ruler. The eyepieces are 1.25". I bough the same telescope on "impulse" about a month ago. It was on sale for $60, so I figured it would be worth a try. So far it has! I've gotten a good view of Mars, with the ice cap visible last month. Now it has apparently receded enough that I can't quite make it out, but there is some visible surface detail. Saturn looks great! I've been wanting to see the rings since I was a kid, and wasn't disappointed. Everything else so far is a little underwhelming (Andromeda galaxy, Hercules Cluster, etc.), though that's expected with a 60 mm objective. The Orion Nebula looks pretty good. The main thing for viewing the planets, or anything bright, is to remove only the small dust cover from the objective lens cap. The images are a LOT clearer that way. Now that I can see that astronomy will hole my interest, I'm going to unload this telescope and upgrade to something nicer. But it was definitely worth the price and works fairly well. ---------- Sent via SPRACI - http://www.spraci.net/ - Parties,Raves,Clubs,Festivals Hi, I knew when I picked up this telescope it would cost me money. I got a Celestron Nextstar 114 last night on ebay for £230. Hopefully if will be a bit better than the Tasco. Hoping to be able to use it at the weekend to see Saturn although the weather forecast for home isn't looking too good. cheers Ricky |
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