iamjulian

Thanks everyone. I won't go for more magnification then. I shall play about with various magnifications in the 150x - 250x range.

Hubblebubble, sorry yes, forgot to mention the 2x barlow.

Hello

I first saw Saturn through a university telescope years ago, but hadn't seen it again until last night. I was viewing through a Sky Watcher 150P and a 6mm wide angle EP which gave a 250x magnification. It was tricky to get the focus right, but it was close enough to get a nice view of the ringed one.

I only had about five minutes viewing time so I didn't get to play with different magnifications, but my initial thought was, I should buy something to give me even more magnification. I know pushing magnification isn't always the way to go, but do you think it will be worth getting closer or even beyond the scope's theoretical maximum of 300x? Will I benefit? On nights of good seeing of course.

Have any of you had good views of Saturn at more than 250x magnification? All advice much appreciated.

Ian, thank you so much for posting that. That has taught me a thing or two! I was asked the other night why the side of the eye is more sensitive to light. My answer was, "because it is". Now I'll be able to give a slightly more scientific reason

I am still at the 'about to buy a scope' stage so this was a fantastic read. Many thanks Warthog.