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Engelstine

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  1. Good afternoon all. My daughter has recently been very involved in STEM/FIRST Robotics and this year was Space Missions. So she expressed interest in a Telescope last fall. MY in-Laws bought her this: Telescope 60mm Apeture 700mm AZ Telescope - Refractor & Travel Scope for Beginners and Kids to Observe Moon and Planet with Tripod and 10mm Eyepiece Smartphone Adapter 1X 45 Degree diagonal mirror, 1X 3X Barlow Lens, 1XFinder Scope, 1X K20mm Eyepiece, 1X K9mm Eyepiece, 1X 1.25”10mm Smartphone Eyepiece Adapter With Jupiter out this week we took the opportunity to get it out for the first time (We live in Michigan and weather stinks till now). I have to say she was blown away that she could see the moons on Jupiter. We also took a min to look at the moon because it was so Bright. See the picture that my wife grabbed by just sticking her phone to the eye piece (I haven't figured out how to use the Phone eyepiece adapter yet). My question, if I wanted to get closer view of moon / planets what is the best setup. I read on the forum that 9mm eyepiece will zoon more than the 20mm. I am not sure what the 3X Barlow does for more. Also any suggestions on eye pieces to purchase that would increase the distance would be good to know also. Im still learning how to fine adjust it so I am not scanning a 1 foot area to find the object in the sky im looking for lol. The tripod seemed to move every time I had it in the center of the eyepiece Thanks all. Im excited to continue to Learn and dive into the world of Astronomy.
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