Jupiter with a Meade 10 inch Lightbridge Telescope

[guerrj02]

@KoRnmunk00 I tried with my Blackberry Tour and it was a no go...I used my Nikon Coolpix S550.

[missfrozenmocha]

How do you zoom into this? Ihave a meade (13 in i think) reflector telescope and jupiter just appears to be an orangish star. am using the 5 mm piece cuz the thing told me to use little magnification since its close compared to deep s[ace objects. Please help thanks.

[guerrj02]

@missfrozenmocha I used my Nikon S550 to zoom in through the eyepiece. The eyepiece was a Baader Hyperion 5mm. Have you collimated you telescope?

[BrAdEnSB666]

@guerrj02 I have a 10 inch skywatcher reflecter and I'm using a 25mm eyepeice.. but i cannot zoom in that far?

[guerrj02]

@BrAdEnSB666 try an 8mm or 5mm eyepiece and you'll be able to really zoom in on Jupiter.

[BrAdEnSB666]

@guerrj02 I have a 10mm.. is it the smaller the better zoom?

[guerrj02]

@BrAdEnSB666 Yes, the smaller the eyepiece the greater the magnification. Also, my camera magnified the image also.

[BrAdEnSB666]

@guerrj02 well I used my 10mm and it did get a bit closer and it certainly made it clearer but it still looks far away, my telescope can supposedly see nebula and galaxy's, but if so shouldn't Jupiter look bigger?

[guerrj02]

@BrAdEnSB666 the camera can zoom in on the planet that is why it appears closer in the video. Try using an 8mm or 5mm eyepiece you will be able to see more detail but it will still remain relatively small.

[guerrj02]

@BrAdEnSB666 the camera is able to zoom in that is why Jupiter appears larger. Viewing with your eye into the eyepiece it still looks relatively small.

[BrAdEnSB666]

@guerrj02 I got a barlow lens now anywho. so it looks way closer

[syngates4life11]

When your looking through the scope with your actual eye it is clearer correct?

[guerrj02]

@syngates4life11 It is clearer when looking through the scope...I was using my Nikon Coolpix S550 through the eyepiece to make the video.

[LongHairRocker]

How did you film this? As far as I know, the lightbride does not have a camera mount. I'm thinking of buying an 8". Is that a good scope? Guy is asking 300 bucks.  Is it worth it?

[Edsan91]

@LongHairRocker Yup it is worth it! Is the telescope a Schmidt Cassegrain or Dobsonian? A Brand new 8 inch Dobsonian costs around 400 to 500 US and a Brand New Schmidt Cassegrain in the 900 to 1000 US range. 8 inch is Perfect for beginners and advanced! Check out my videos shot with an 8 inch Telescope. This guy has a 10 inch though which is better. The bigger the inches the better! the bigger the focal length the easier you'll get at high magnification (only needed for planets)

[LongHairRocker]

@Edsan91 It is a Dobsonian, but I can't get the guy to get back in touch with me. May just save up for a 14'' Schmidt Cassegrain. They are like 5k, but I think I'd be able to see everything.

[Edsan91]

@LongHairRocker I see its a good deal but oh :/ I see yup they are expensive because they combine a refractor with a reflector In a compact package. A 14 incher is VERY nice. But keep in mind that if you would wanna see jupiter really big With bigger apertures you need to let it cool down more. If you don't images will appear blurry. Especially with schmidts since they are in a closed ota were as the dobsonians will cool down faster. I recommend a permanent observatory with a 14' Schmidt!

[Edsan91]

@LongHairRocker I think you would be able to see alot of Objects in supreme detail! If you ask me its worth every penny spent on it. 5k seems like alot but after buying it you would know its priceless! If you never had a telescope or looked through one you would be amazed! A 14 dobsonian Costs a fraction of that! If you want to see deep sky objects like galaxies nebula star clusters a dobsonian is better cause of the lower f ratio and Planets the moon anything at high mag a schmidt!

[LongHairRocker]

@Edsan91 Ok, thank you very much. You have been very informative. Maybe I will buy the 16'' Meade Lightbridge. It is a huge scope and not insanely expensive. It's a good thing I sit on 40 acres, lol. I don't want to be moving a 16 inch too much. They are heavy! Thanks for the info, and if I get one soon, I will let you know how it does!

[Edsan91]

@LongHairRocker Very nice choice! It will excel For looking at galaxies as well as nebulas star clusters etc And planets will look sharp and big With high contrast due to the large aperture! And cool down time will be fast cause of the open tube. And with a f ratio of around 4.5 to 5 You will see Them bright With Great Contrast! I myself will get one in the future. 40 acres? Wow do u live in a dark place? If so the 16 incher is a PERFECT choice. Yup they are heavy! But a DOB is a bit lighter!

[Edsan91]

@LongHairRocker Yea let me know :D if you can, record some videos because there are not that many of it here! And I would like to know how it performs!

[guerrj02]

@LongHairRocker I used my Nikon Coolpix S550 and just held it up to the eyepiece...Poorman's astrovid. I really don't know much about a 8". The only other scope I have is a Meade LXD55 10".