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Hi,
I have the above scope which I bought at Christmas as it was on offer. I have the following eyepieces
- Orbinar PL 4MM
- Orbinar PL 6.5mm
- Celestron 9mm PLOSSL
- Celestron 25MM PLOSSL
- SEBEN Barlow X2
What should I be able to see? So far I've been able to spot, obviously the Moon, Jupiter and moons (although not very clear), Mars. Should I be able to see Nebulae as seen in some pictures? Having searched prior to posting I saw one forum user who took an awesome image of a Nebulae with the 4SE and a DSLR.
What should I invest in? Budget is tight at the moment so won't be able to fork out for much.
Any help would be very welcome.
Regards,
Kian
Celestron NexStar 4SE
in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice
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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?
Didn't realise there were more details on the SAN website?
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
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?