newbie here

[beckyschis]

H we llo to evrryone. I recentlybought a celestron 130 eq telescope and am quite new too this. So far ive been able to locate Venus Saturn and mars. I would like to see some nebulas but do not see anything. Is there anything special i need to do?

[andyp180]

hi and welcome to the forums.
with your scope,it's gonna be quite hard to locate the dimmer objects,
but some of the brighter stuff will be fine.
download this free software:
Stellarium
it will show you whats in your skies and where at any time and will also give
you the coordinates to find it.
clear skies,

[beckyschis]

I did download the skyeye app on my Android and it has been very helpful. Im thinking next year at tax time i will upgrade to a better scope :-)

[andyp180]

that is a good move.
i had skywatchers very similar 130eq scope to yours before i upgraded.
it will help you learn so much in the mean time,as will regular visiys here!!
an invaluable source of infromation!!
if you have any questions,please don't hesitate to ask.
clear skies,

[beckyschis]

Im sure i will have tons of questions as i learn everything. I welcome any advice. I must say the moon looks spectacular with this scope

[andyp180]

wait until you view it through a bigger scope.
it'll knock your socks off!!
clear skies,

[Celestron]

to the forum!

[neal_mlc]

One important thing is to practice using your scope, whatever that might be. A year form now you'll be seeing things that seemed impossiple now. Have some patience and remember to practice.

[beckyschis]

Thanks for everyones input. Ive been viewing tge night sky every night. ive been able to see some clusters

[GrandPrixChris]

Welcome to the forum! The Orion nebula is a wonderful sight to behold as well, you'll have to wait a few months.