Jnook86

So do you think that the scope i have with a 25mm eyepiece is capable of seeing saturns rings?..or possibly some cloud belts on saturn?

Ok, so i checked my eyepiece and it says 25mm, is this not any good?..its the only one it came with, i tried to view saturn the other night but all i could manage to see is a gold dot, no rings whatsoever, soley dissapointed!

fantastic!...ive been waiting to give saturn a view, unfortunatly it rises over the treeline around 4am, which is a lil late/ early 4 me..but from what ive learned from stelarium, it will slowly rise earlier as the next few months go by...im not sure what type of eyepiece i have, ill check when i gt home and post what it is when i gt the chance, i bought it used and i have a hard time believing that it only came with one eyepiece, also another problem im having is keeping the telescope steady!..everytiime i get a good view of jupiter i gotta hold on 2 the scope 4 dear life or else jupiter or watever im looking at dances out of view....another question...is this model of telescope i have any good?..decent?

greatly appreciate the advice, do you think ill be able to see saturns rings decently with this scope?..i was able to see jupiters cloudbelts quite well with it..hmmm 6mm eyepiece ha?..i was told that this particular model wasnt compatable with other eyepieces other then the one, or ones it came with.

Product Identifiers

Brand Meade

Model Polaris 114EQ-D

MPN B00005BZ3R

UPC 709942043068

Key Features

Lens Size 4.5 in. (114 mm)

Focal Length 35.4 in. (900 mm)

Optical Diameter 4.5 in. (114 mm)

Optical Design Refractor

Mount Equatorial

Technical Details

Max. Magnification x 36

Finderscope Optical

Motorized No

Dimensions

Measurement 36 x 114 mm

Hello everyone, im new to this site and new to astronomy in general, but oh boy what an amazing and spectacular hobby ive discovered...anyway...big time newb here, who was extremly limited on funds and ended up getting a meade polaris 114eq-d, which i was told is a great scope for beginners..well ive had sum good luck and bad luck with this scope, the good news is that ive seen some breath taking views of our moon, and jupiter and several of its moons. The bad news is i really looked forward to getting a good view of venus and mars, but i was solely disapointed, because mars looked like nuthing more then a red grain of salt, and venus was no more then a big yellow blob?..does anyone know why this is?..the scope only came with one eyepiece which i cant recall what kind,i think its a A 24.5 mm.anyways, my next target is saturn, and this one i have looked forward to the most, so will i yet again be heart broken with the results this scope gives me as it did with venus and mars?...or is it a good enough scope to give me a decent view like i got with jupiter?.. sorry if i sound like a newb, im trying hahaha...any help would be greatly appreciated.