Telescope question ......? 10points?

You might need to try a more powerful eyepiece. Experiment and see what works. Try using it on a clear sky at night and be away from artificial lights like a town or city. It would work best if looking away from artificial lights if it can't be helped like if you live in a city. Try observing the moon first. That's the closest and easiest thing to find. Also try looking at other planets like Mars. Get a map of the solar system to find stars and other solar systems. You can also practice with it by seeing far away on Earth. Have fun!!! Also you can watch animals like deer, birds, and other wildlife that normally would run away from people. Try to put a digital camera on the eyepiece to take pictures. It can take pictures of what the telecope sees and you can put it on your computer.

Well first the planets are not visible during the day even with a telescope. The sky is much too bright.

Second: The telescope has a very narrow field of view you will have to exercise some care when you aim it or you are likely to see nothing (that's what space mostly is)

Except for observing the Sun (which you should not do unless you have a special solar filter), astronomical telescopes are only used at night. This is because sunlight scattered by the Earth's atmosphere prevents us from seeing stars and planets.

This evening, you should be able to observe Saturn, the brightest object in the southern sky around 10 p.m. in the Northern Hemisphere. Venus, Mars, and Jupiter are all visible in the eastern sky just before sunrise at present.

looking at night is a good place to start.

knowing where to look is good too. the only planet visible in the evening at the moment is saturn. have a look at the charts in any of the astronomy magazines, or use sky & telescope's online web page thingy. i'd suggest you wait a few nights until you can see the moon, which is an excellent target in any telescope.

the scope is junk, but you already know that...

Hate to tell you but you should NOT have purchased that telescope--

Anyway-- wait till the moon is up and try looking at the craters-- you might also be able to see Saturn and its edge on rings-- if you know exactly where to look.

You will not see stars in a telescope during the daytime-- however it is possible to see Venus-- because it is very bright-- again you must know EXACTLY where it is located in the sky.

When you buy your next telescope look at a Dobsonian style like this one--

http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category...

Check: Lens cap?

Check: Wait for dark?

Check: Surrounding light sources?

Check: Are the planets you wish to see within their viewing orbit?

Unless you bought Mt Palomar or the Lick Observatory then you won't see much until it gets dark.

go out at night and zoom in with it but u gotta look around