ShubhaShasthri Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Hi,I am new to astronomy. I own a skywatcher 6" dob with 1200 focal length. I have a 25mm, and a 10mm eyepiece which came with the scope, and an additional 2x barlow. The highest magnification I can achieve right now is 240x which gives me very sharp view. The sky is not that dark where I live. I have already seen moon, jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Ring nebula, a couple of double stars. Can anyone help me what all I can expect to see with all this and with what magnification?Thanks,Shubha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreemchaos Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 hi mate, you really need to get out to a dark site if you can then you should be able to see some nebs and galaxys fine your scope is well capeable but even with a bit of lp you should beable to see some of the brighter clusters ect,i cant give you a list because i dont know you skys but someone on here will..clear skys..charl.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ward Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Try Rob's excellent guide for beginners here ... http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/196278-what-can-i-expect-to-see/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnut Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Have a look here, plug your scope and eyepiece data in and away you go!.http://www.stargazing.net/naa/scopemath.htmhttp://www.12dstring.me.uk/fov.htm (remember to switch to visual view.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShubhaShasthri Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Hi guys,Thanks for all the replies .Shubha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 If are getting 240x out of the scope then do not think of any more magnification, it will produce no more results. Actually dropping down to 100x to 150x will be a better option.What you have to do now is work out what to point the scope at.You could take a look at the Astro League, they have sets of observation programs. Intended for US astronomers and they complete the program and get a badge/pin when you submit the evidence. Astro LeagueLook under Observe then Programs.Another is double stars, Delaware have a nice short list of coloured doubles. Delaware AADo the Messier Marathon - all the Messier objects.You could look at the Messier objects and work through the different object types - Open Clusters, Globular Clusters, Galaxies etc Reorder the List of Messier objects on Wiki for a start. Wiki MLGeneral List of Target Lists: Target ListsSimple list of 10: 10 ListThere are enough there for the next 10 years, maybe 12. :grin: :grin: Will say the next step is down to you, you have to decide on what to go look at, I am afraid they do not just appear in your view. Some thought needs to be applied.I keep short lists of things, Galaxies, Double Stars, O+G Clusters, each Constellation. Then I can decide which to do - so vary the object types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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