First view of Jupiter.

[Mentalmackem]

Hey everyone

So after fighting with celestrons red dot finder that comes as standard on its 76mm Astromaster for the last few days i unscrewed it and put on just a normal old fashion optical viewer/finder, after 10 mins of lining it all up i take outside swing my telescope round point the finder at jupiter look into my Eyepeice and there it was and can i just say wow.

Now i couldnt beleave what i was seeing the longer i looked and my eyes adjusted small patches of the planets colour started to come through, i was so excited yet so calm and relaxed at the same time just watching it go by. While feeling calm at the same time i wanted to pull my shirt over my head and run around the garden with my hands in the air celebrating ( i decided against that bit tho)

Im hooked it was an amazing first experiance, i now want a bigger scope for a better view!!

just wanted to share

Gary

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Congrats on getting your first view of the king of planets! Jupiter is very special, and much more dynamic than most planets.

[username]

It's agreat sight, you'll find yourself always going back

i wanted to pull my shirt over my head and run around the garden with my hands in the air celebrating ( i decided against that bit tho)

Just be careful of your scope if you have the urge again

[Ad73am]

Jupiter was the first thing I pointed at just before Christmas after borrowing a telescope from a friend at work with the view to buying it! It was an amazing sight and I saw 3 moons, don't know which ones they were though!

[Philip.]

Jupiter was fantastic last night/this morning, spent 3 hours following her across the sky, just beautiful. Some great detail and colours even with my Skywatcher 130 and managed to bag Europa's shadow on Jupiters surface.

[jared clark]

I just purchased the celestron 130 used on Craigslist( I'm a newbie) and first night out I found Jupiter after giving up on my finder scope of course...I'm definitely hooked as well! I need to purchase some better eyepieces and get a barlow lens to make my viewing even better though.

Any suggestions?

[Mentalmackem]

I picked up the celestron first scope kit, gives me a new finder so the red dot one can gather dust and a few new eyepeices its a neat set

[wookie1965]

Just wait until Saturn comes up and you see that i was jumping up and down my garden.

[Mr Fiery Jack]

I love Jupiter. Of all the the sights my scopes give I still spend more man hours observing Jupiter than any other object, Mars next year should be good too. Wait till you see Saturn for the first time, I laughed out loud, its too good to be true.