Any telescope owners here?

jp_bl_68 · 19 Nov 2009 at 18:16

If so:

What telescope do you own?
How much did it cost you?
How much can you see with it? (pics would be great, if you've got any)

I was just wondering if it's possible to see anything interesting in the night sky with a home telescope.

jp_bl_68 · 19 Nov 2009 at 20:09

TheBigCheese said:
*Edit* I've just seen your location...whatever you get make sure it's portable as there is no way you'll be able to see much from Croydon, far too much light pollution!

That's what I thought :mad:

jp_bl_68 · 19 Nov 2009 at 21:23

Cheers for the links.

Stellarium's pretty cool.

jp_bl_68 · 20 Nov 2009 at 00:53

That's incredible. I'm surpised by just how much you can see with a £250 telescope. Was any definition lost by the webcam?

Was there a lot of light pollution where you took those photos? Were you in the city or at a more rural location?

jp_bl_68 · 20 Nov 2009 at 18:15

Thanks, that's a lot of help. I'll have to look into this a bit more.