what am i doing wrong

[dean w]

hi i have a expolorer 130p and was looking at jupiter and venus this evening and all i could see was a bright light no defined edges or anything no moons and kept getting light flairing out in four directions from them like when you look at a light bulb with your naked eye i was using my 25mm lens then tried my 10mm but still no difference what am i doing wrong

[ollypenrice]

Hmmm, you should easily see the moons of Jupiter as star like points in almost any optical aid. Tiny pocket bins do it easily. Maybe you are badly out of collimation.

Olly

[brantuk]

Are you sure you are focused correctly? Turn the focus knob throughout it's full distance very slowly till you get it spot on. Try it on a bright star first to find the approximate point.

[Skybrowser]

Or try the moon first - easier to focus on that but it's a bit bright tonight!

[dean w]

Are you sure you are focused correctly? Turn the focus knob throughout it's full distance very slowly till you get it spot on. Try it on a bright star first to find the approximate point.

done that been looking at the moon was perfect looked at the planets couldnt make anything out but bright light

[hemihaggis]

i dont think you are looking at planets .... maybe a bright star nearby

or out of focus ??