262 power reflector telescope

[JPSYMMONS]

Hi my name is Jordan and is the 262 power reflector telescope 🔭 any good to see Saturn and the Rings and also Jupiter's four Moons. And also any satalites too.

[barbulo]

Hi Jordan. Welcome to SGL. 

[Astro Noodles]

Hi Jordan.  Can you tell us which telescope it is? I am just a beginner myself, so don't really know much but I think that aperture and focal length are more important than magnification for viewing planets.

[vlaiv]

Hi and welcome to SGL.

"262 power telescope" is not very informative.

Power of the telescope - or magnification it gives depends on used eyepiece. Most telescopes have exchangeable eyepieces and you can get different magnifications with them.

Saying that telescope has x262 power - either means it has one fixed eyepiece yielding that particular magnification, or is marketing trick claiming that given telescope is capable of x262 magnification. Either of those is not good (that does not mean your telescope is not good).

If we assume best case scenario - that you have diffraction limited reflector that is capable of really providing x262 magnification - which would mean minimum of 5" of aperture or more - then yes, it should be very good telescope for planetary observation. Most of the time atmosphere will actually limit maximum useful magnification to below x200.

Do you have any more information on the telescope itself?