Tracy OShea

Thank you for your replies. I will keep persevering with it.

I got a National Geographic 70mm Goto Refractor Telescope for Christmas. Looking on how to set up and align the telescope on YouTube looks easy. I have set it up, aligned it up etc, however when I put in the coordinates to search for Venus or the Moon etc, it does not align up with what I want to view. What am I doing wrong? Can anyone help me please? Tracy

Thank you to everyone for your replies. I would like to see the planet's. When I went to the observatory I saw the rings of Saturn. Wow, it was amazing. I live on the outskirts of Coventry, England. I would be observing from my garden, which is South facing. I would love a telescope that is strong enough to view the planet's, however not to heavy to move around. Depending on cloud cover, I can the the ISS flying over most evenings.

Budget of around £500.00.

Hi, I have always been amazed by the stars and sky and after having a tour of a real observatory, I now want to get my own telescope. Can anyone recommend what telescope to get please? Tracy.