I have a FS80S Galileo telescope. And im wondering if i can see saturn or Jupiter through the lenses(6mm, 20mm?
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 at
10:02 am
I just want to see a couple of different planets through this telescope. I researched and could find no info on what i can or can't see with these lenses. All I've been able to see is the moon and now i want to see more. 6mm and 20mm lenses are all I have and i want to see Saturn and Jupiter through them. Is thi possible with my Galileo FS80S telescope?
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It should be. Saturn and Jupiter are visible to the naked eye so at the least you would see a bright dot in your lens. Since most binoculars can spot Jupiters four biggest moons your telescope will likely be able to do that much as well. As for Saturns rings, it would be hard to tell right now since the rings appear edge on right now, making them less visible. So with a small telescope like yours you will likely only see an odd shaped white dot for Saturn. When earth is at a better angle to see the rings from below you will likely see a dot with ears. Some other things you might try fixing your scope on are the pleadies, the orion nebula, M13 cluster in Hercules, and the andromeda galaxy. Those are all things your scope should be able to pick up on a dark night. Happy star hunting!
why don’t you try it and see?
you can see both planets naked-eye. your telescope will only make the view better.
ANY telescope that will deliver 20X ( TWENTY POWER ), will show you the Galilean Moons of Jupiter or the Rings of Saturn. That includes a pair of 20×80 Binoculars.
definitely!…just looked up the spec on your scope..its a 80diam by 800mm focal length reflector. With a 20mm lens you’ll get a mag of 800/20=40x, with the 6mm lens you’ll get 800/6=133x start with the 20mm lens and go for saturn as its best placed at the moment. You should definitewly see its disc shaped and may make out the rings as a line extending a bit to either side of the disc. The rings are almost edge on at the moment. Jupiter is not in a good position yet, but will also show up as a disc and you’ll see some of its moons (4 gallelei ones). Make sure the finder spot is aligned with the main view in the scope so you can point it at saturn etc (just below Leo).