Mannybee

Well we ended up getting the heritage 100p and last night we tested it out, my son was buzzing because he saw Jupiter and its moons! We found it using the 25mm eyepiece then switched to the 10mm to make it clearer, however am I right in saying that if we use the Barlow lens along with the 10mm, we’d get a better picture of Jupiter? thanks for your help with this Manny

It’s mainly for my son who’s obsessed with the night sky, so much so that he drags me out every night up a local hill to look at the stars, he’s downloaded an app that shows him exact where certain planets and stars are and is always excited when he sees Jupiter, if he could see Saturn and Jupiters moons, that would make his day! Hes got a few issues and things like this absolutely help him deal with the issues he has, an escape into a different world for him if you will. Weve contacted a local observatory and are saving up for a heritage 100p for him, more than likely buy it through FLO. thanks for your advice, really appreciated

Thanks for the advice really helpful and appreciated, I noticed that currys have reduced a Celestron 114 az from 189 to £89 , are these an option or would I be better sticking to the original and suggested ones?

Thank you for your replies. Food for thought indeed

Thank you, we were thinking about going out and setting up in a dark sky area to look at the stars, the ones you recommended don’t have tripods , I’m guessing that you’d have to buy a special one to mount them. we can’t use one from the house because it’s too light at night in our area

Hi my son and I would like to purchase a telescope to observe the stars and we have a couple of telescopes in mind, a skywatcher Mercury 707 and mercy 705. Our budget is approximately £150 . We’re just starting out so figured these may be ok. any advice or alternatives you could recommend within our budget many thanks Manny