ashish83

Yes Jupiter is just above a street light from my view Will a light shroud help with this situation or do I need to find a different place to setup the telescope?

Hi All, Thanks for your replies. @Lockie and @AstroMuni , thanks for your advise on collimation. I got a brief opportunity to take the telescope out over the weekend. I left if outside for couple of hours and then tried to focus on Jupiter. But all I could see is very bright white light I got beautiful views of moon though. Also I could make out the rings on Saturn with 10mm eyepiece but no other details. With 25mm eyepiece I could not make out any details on Saturn as well and it was just looking as a very bright star in the scope. The weather seems to be bad for this week as well so won't get the chance to test the scope much this week.

Yes, I will certainly look up Moon once it comes out of its New Moon phase. Next time I am going to go out to try this scope. The only issue is I need to find a place from where I can see the planets as my garden faces north-north east @Lockie, Thanks for the advise on collimation, I will give it a go.

Thanks for replying AstroMuni. Yes the EPs are the one supplied with telescope and the planets were moving out of focus very quickly with a 10mm eyepiece. So would you recommend to use 2x Barlow with 25mm eyepiece to get better view? I am based in Glasgow. I read somewhere that open window can cause more trouble because of warmer air inside the room. Is that not correct?

Hi, I am a newbie to stargazing and recently bought Skywatcher Heritage 130p flextube telescope. I have aligned the RDF finder and was waiting for clear skies to give this scope a go. Yesterday, I tried to view Jupiter and Saturn with it. They are visible from my bedroom window just over the roof of another house and behind a street light. I tried to view them with both 25mm and 10mm EP but could not see any details. They were looking just like a bright dot. I was watching through a glass window as the view is obstructed by houses from my garden. Just wondering what is the best way to see some details on these planets. Should I use 25mm or 10mm EP? Can it be an issue with collimation? Me and my son would love to see the rings of Saturn if this is possible at all with my current set-up. Or do I need a barlow and some filters to find out more details on the planet.