kjs1977

Thank you so much for the sound advice. TBH I wasn't expecting to see anything like what's been printed in Astronomy Photographer of the Year:) and I will be happy enough to see an odd blur here or there. I think I'm still having difficulty in getting my head around the numbers above? The smaller the number, the more powerful the EP is? Therefore the 4mm would give me a magnitude of around 330 x the actual object being viewed? What should I use to view, Jupiter for instance to give a good quality image? I'm not sure which EP I used but when viewing I can just see, if I squint enough to see the stripes on the Giant. Should I be able to have a good clear view and see the GRS? It's true, I do need to educate myself better of the night sky. Sure I can look up and point people to Sirius, Jupiter, Mars, Orion but should be able to do a lot more. I have subscribed to the Sky At Night magazine, got an offer at Christmas, 1st 6 issues for £5. Can't go wrong there Didn't realise there were more details on the SAN website? Best get cracking. Again, many thanks for the education! Kian Qualia Many thanks for going into great detail. As mentioned above I wasn't expecting glorious images, but often wondered if I should at least be able to see that there is something there?