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Can anyone help me with my telescope?
Ive just purchased a celestron astromaster 114eq the other day but havent been able to use it yet because of the weather. i was wondering what i will be able to see clearly when the sky's are clear. im interested in all the planets, stars, galaxies, constellations and anything really in space. will i be able to see andromeda, Saturn's rings and Jupiter's moons? any reply would be great thanks.
Optical Design Refractor
Motor Drive
Aperture 114 mm (4.49 in)
Weight (lbs) 17 lbs (7.71 kg)
Angular Field of View (deg) 1 °
Linear Field of View (@1000 yds) 53 ft (16 m)
Optical Coatings Aluminium
Focal Length (mm) 1000 mm (39 in)
Focal Ratio 8.77
Eyepiece 1 (20mm) Magnification 50 x
Eyepiece 2 (10mm) Magnification 100 x
Mount CG-2 Equatorial
Highest Useful Magnification 269 x
Lowest Useful Magnification 16 x
Limiting Stellar Magnitude 65
Resolution (Rayleigh) 1.22 arc seconds
Resolution (Dawes) 1.02 arc seconds
Light Gathering Power 265 x
Optical Tube Length 508 mm
1 Answer
- GeoffGLv 79 years agoFavorite Answer
First of all, you need to know that any time anyone buys a new telescope, it is automatically cloudy for at least a week at their location.
Your new telescope should give you good views of the Moon and all of the planets, though the planets will be much smaller than you expect. You will need to train your eye to see the minute detail on these tiny disks.
Visibility of deep sky objects depends largely on the degree of light pollution in your observing location. I see that you are located in the U.K., so you may need to travel quite a ways to get to dark skies; most of us do. I observed more than 50 of the deep sky objects in Messier's catalog with a telescope the same size as yours, but this was before light pollution became the problem it is today.
I'd recommend joining your local astronomical society, as they know all the good dark sites in your area, and can help you find things in the sky.
I'd also recommend the book NightWatch by Terence Dickinson; I'm not sure who publishes it in the U.K. You will also need a good star atlas, like the Sky & Telescope Pocket Sky Atlas, and a 7x50 or 10x50 binocular.
