Help please

[HarryC]

Hello people.

I am a new member to this community and very new in using telescope too.. I am using Skyhawk 114 Telescope which has got Red dot

now currently I have got 25mm lenses and 10 mm lenses and a barlow lens.

I am managing to use my red dot and point it to the object and then manage to see it through eye piece and when i adjust it because it is blury, it still looks the same as it looked through naked eye..? I am sooo gutted cos i was trying to view venus and jupiter and i couldnt see anything apart from white tiny dot in the telescope. not sure what I am doing wrong there..any help or advise pleaseee

[LeeB]

Hi the focal length is 500mm so you are getting 20x and 50x magnification, your scope will handle about 40x per inch of apeture, so about 150-180 on a good seeing night. However I suggest you get an eyepiece will a focal length of 5mm and therefore 100x, This will show some cloud markings on jupiter and the cresents of venus nicely. I suggest the 5mm BST from skys the limit (nice guy) and at £47 a good investment and punchs above its price point. Its also good because the eye relief on a plossl is too tight at 5mm but the bst is comfy at around 10mm from memory. Hope that helps don't despair.

[ollypenrice]

Venus is not a great thriller to observe, though the phases are interesting - especially of you read up on Gallileo. However, you should see significant detail on Jupiter if the seeing is stable. The advice to go for 100x magnification is excellent.

Olly

[HarryC]

Thank you so much

Wil give it a go with 10mm lens ! fingers cross !

[LeeB]

Hi you will need the 5mm focal length lens for 100x as suggested( the 10mm i refered to was the eye relief )hope that not confusing.