Mars, Jupiter & Saturn Through My Telescope

Video of the very near planets, seen through a chinese motorized lense telescope and a webcam. Telescope: Refractor 1000mm focal length, 4 Zoll aperture
Okularprojektion: 15 mm Okular
Webcam: Adjusting is very important, otherwise video gets overexposed!
When I was a kid I thought, planets are fare away. Since I saw them through my small telescope, I know, that this is not true. They are our very near neighbours in space and time.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Webcam
• Planets
• Planeten
• Sonnensystem
• Refractor
• Okularprojektion

[billyzovo9494]

@LiveLikeJESUS4ever Alright man thanks

[LiveLikeJESUS4ever]

@billyzovo9494 If you have any other questions please let me know! I'm here to help!

[LiveLikeJESUS4ever]

@billyzovo9494 To figure out the magnification take the focal lenght and divide that by the size of the eyepiece. Telescopes can only magnify so much before it gets too fuzzy. A good rule of thumb is 50x magnification for every inch of aperture. Aperture is the size or width of the glass or mirror on the telescope. So you have a 2.5" diameter telescope or 60mm so the best magnification you should be able to see clearly with is anywhere from 100x to 150x on the safe side.

[LiveLikeJESUS4ever]

@billyzovo9494 Hello I have such a scope as you do. With that telescope and a dark sky location away from city lights, you will on some very clear days be able to see some cloud belts on Jupiter. For sure, you should be able to see Jupiter's moons, up to 4 at one time. You will be able to see Saturn's rings, and the phases on Venus like the moon. Your magnifications are 35x with the 20mm: 700/20=35 , 56x with the 12.5mm 700/12.5=56 , and 175x for the 4mm but that will be fuzzy.

[ladiisweet]

@billyzovo9494 did u ever get a response or do u have that telescope? i was thinking about buying the same one

[tani2568]

which telescope did you use

[billyzovo9494]

Hi, would a field and stream pro telescope work for looking at planets with *slight* detail? It's a 60mm x 700mm. The lenses are H12.5MM, H20mm, and a SR4mm. I'm sure you will be able to see the circle of course but is it possible to tell the planet by view? Or would it be difficult? I'm new to this so i don't really know. Lol thanks and great vid.

[dannysquirrel]

@ladychamberlainisit Pluto is now a "dwarf planet". "dwarf" means small. So yes, technically, it is still a planet. The guy who told you it has been "downgraded to a moon" five months ago was inaccurate. It is not a moon. A moon revolves around a planet. Pluto is still a planet but just a very small one. So small that they had to put it into a particular category; Dwarf Planets.

Are you satisfied now? :)

[ladychamberlainisit]

@LPalex2511 Sooooo, then Pluto is still definitely a planet then, by your definition.