08-10-2008, 06:11 AM
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 Celestron Firstscope 114
Hello everyone,
I bought a Celestron Firstscope 114 Short the other day to do a little bit of astronomy
from my back garden (Durham, UK). I read a handful of comments from people saying it
should provide good, detailed shots of Jupiter which swayed me into buying it. So, out I
go with my telescope the other night at midnight and there it is all bright and shiny,
beside the moon just as described on the BBC's astronomy webpages. But all I can see is a
white disc and the moons. No detail or colour or bands....nothing. It's just like this:
Still quite nice, but a bit plain. I'm not hoping for NASA type images but some slight
detail would be nice. I tried all the different lenses but all I can get is a larger
image of a white disc. The skies were clear and still and I looked for ages but nothing
materialised. Same tonight, just a disc. I originally thought it might have been a white
-out caused by the full moon being so intense but I think I'm just clutching at straws.
So I'm a bit disheartened but I'm not giving up! Anyone know what I can do to improve the
image? It's brand new but maybe a collimation would help? Or some new, better lenses? I
would really like to see the bands of the spot and I thought this telescope would provide
at least some detail.
Thanks a lot for any help,
Thomas  |