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If you want to see Venus were should you point your telescope?
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∙ 14y ago
Sorry; you JUST missed it!
For the past few months, Venus has been the "Morning Star" rising before the Sun. But Venus is too close to the Sun to be visible now (December 27, 2009) and is about to go behind the Sun. By the middle of February, 2010, Venus will become the "Evening Star" setting just after the Sun does. By the first week in March, 2010, it should be easily visible in the west right after sunset.
But Jupiter is easily visible in the southwest right after sunset, and Mars rises about 9 PM local time. To be honest, Venus isn't much to see in a telescope; it is TOO bright, and is essentially featureless. There isn't anything there to see.
Point your telescope at Jupiter, and even with a fairly small telescope, you'll be able to see the four "Galilean moons", Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa. If your 'scope is a little bigger, you might be able to make out the colored bands in the clouds, and maybe even the Great Red Spot.
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There are usually 3 adjusting screws on the front of the telescope over the secondary mirror. You point the telescope at a bright star and then defocus it this forms a donut-like image in the telescope. If you center the "doughnut" in the middle of the telescope view you will see that the "doughnut" has the dark area in the middle off center (If the scope is not colminated properly). What you want to do is move the doughnut to the edge of the telescope in the direction where the dark center is "out of center". Now you will tighten one of the three screws in the front. The way to figure out which screw to adjust is by placing your finger in front of the scope where the doughnut is out of center. You will see a dark line in the doughnut image where your finger is and it will actually be pointing to one of the three screws in front - that screw needs to be tightened. You repeat these steps until when you put the dougnut in the center view of the telescope and see a perfect looking "doughnut" with the dark part centered perfectly.
What should you look for when buying a telescope?
Quality of the Lenses and/or mirrors first. Coatings put on those mirrors/lenses. Telescope design - Refractor, Reflector, Catadioptric (Combination of lenses and mirrors. What do you want to observe in the sky? - Planets? (The highest quality refractor is the best but most expensive. Stars and Nebulae? you want to get a large diameter reflector to gather as much light as possible. Do you want a compromise in design quality choose a catadioptric. You want a good and sturdy mount (one with mass). many telescopes come with computer controls to make set up and locating objects easier. Telescopes and their uses are simple and very to extremely complicated at the same time. Quality = costs money, Quality + bigger size = often exponentially more money and weight The two leading telescope brands are Meade and Celestron. Perhaps if one wants the best compromise of resolution with light gathering capacity and portability at the lowest price you would choose a catadioptric which is probably why these are the most popular selling telescopes. If someone is a beginner they might want to choose a telescope 4" or smaller. intermediate 5" to 8". advanced - 8" to 10" to 20" etc........ There is an "Astronomical" amount of things one could consider in acquiring a telescope and Astronomy is a hobby that can entertain for a lifetime. One can get a very good feel for astronomy and its potential from a good quality 4" or 5" telescope for a beginner and would be a good choice for such at a reasonable price. This would help you decide if you liked astronomy. There is a lot more to learn than is what I stated here but these are good fundamentals. It is often stated that the best telescope is the one that's used the most. Meaning that if you buy a big expensive telescope and have to bring it in and outside it may not get used often, but a smaller one that is easily brought in and out may get a lot more use and satisfaction out of. I am talking with over twenty years experience and I know I will never run out of things to do with my telescopes. Oh, and did you want to take pictures? Sorry that's for another book.
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Because you don't want to die...
Would you want to visit Venus for a holiday?
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How high is an telescope?
Depends on how high you want it really well kind of yeah !
