I am interested if anyone has any information about the orbit of planet X (Nibiru). There is lots of speculation on the arrival of this planet/comet in the year 2012.

First of all, stop watching YouTube Video's!

Secondly: Welcome to astronomy, it's a great hobby.

I have the same scope as yourself, which I use for solar observing, with the appropriate filter fitted.

I have a feeling that you may be disappointed with the views from that scope? Even though it's a GOTO scope, because of the size of the scope, it will only give a slightly better view than a pair of binoculars.

Even so, you should get small views of Jupiter with it's moons, again don't expect great things here.

Any DSO - Deep Space Object is going to be very very faint indeed, just a smudge.

On the plus side it will give great images of the Moon.

My blog is at Ray's Astro-Photography Site

But don't get to disheartened and learn the night sky, every thing takes time.

Ray

Another cloudy night!

Thanks for the youtube comment Ray as you must have seen it too, i also think its another y2k but while looking into Dr Michio Kaku's theories of the universe etc it was just one of subjects that came up.

Yes i have tried the scope but not too lucky with cloudy skies, i do like it and i got it at a very reasonable price but i know what you mean about the need to upgrade, as you say everything takes time.

Not tried to set up the GOTO yet, is it hard to do? i have read the instructions but i can see it taking me a while to master somehow.

Cant wait to have a good look around the moon and at jupiter, lets hope we get some clear skies soon!

Thanks for the welcome and your comments Ray.

Sun Gazer