Jupiter first view

[itlee]

Came home early from work just so I could see Jupiter, my "viewing window" is pretty narrow from the balcony facing directly south so there isn't much time to see it before it disappears behind the building.

starting to look just before the sun went down and already could make out 4 moons. Jupiter itself was somewhat blurred, but every now and then I could make out some dark bands. I was so excited to see it, spent a good 30 mins on my knees looking into the eyepiece (I have a newt so it was pointing towards the floor)

Gonna have to find a good planetary EP, as I can't get great focus with the stock ones on planets.

[Double Kick Drum]

Congrats on your first view of Jupiter. I assure you it is something always worth going back to.

What sort of scope do you use?

[itlee]

It's a Nilta Observa P-150, the stock ep's don't seem too bad, just can't seem to get sharp focus on planets. There could be other factors but I am new to this game

[waffle]

itlee,

Same here. The first item i set my scope to was Jupiter and I noticed some dark bands and saw four moons to the left of it. It was absolutely amazing.