Anyone ever see planets through a telescope before? I've seen Saturn and Jupiter when camping before and It's mindblowing to see it in "in person" rather than through pictures.
Pretty crazy to see in irl and confirm to yourself that such planets actually exist and aren't really just part of picture books you read as a child.
Yeah, during my childhood summers my uncle would visit and bring his telescope. Our property was very rural so we had no light pollution at all. Seeing the planets through the scope was very humbling. I can only image the wonder some of the first telescope craftsman felt.
>>767481
No, I just bought a telescope though and hope to see some cool stuff with it. It's not the best but it's what I could afford. Tried it in my backyard and didn't see much, maybe there was too much light out. Street lights, and there is a church behind my place with what seems like some kind of world record parking lot light collection. I will take it with me when I go camping next time though.
what's a good telescope to take /out/ which will provide sights like this?
>>767492
Try looking at Jupiter and the moon, they're both bright enough you can observe them in the middle of the city.
>>767497
I bring my spotting scope sometimes, doesn't collect a whole lot of light but it's OK for the moon and planets.
>>767481
Seen Jupiter through a telescope from my backyard and also got to see Mercury transit the sun last week. It was a rare sight.
>>767481
Seeing the rings of Saturn for the first time was absolutely mind-blowing.
>>767492
You should be able to see other planets just about anywhere bro, just find out where they are.
>>767670
>just find out where they are.
This site is good to see what's visible
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Jupiter, Mars and Saturn are all visible at night currently
Took this with my phone pointed at the sight to my Tele the other night
>>767492
Assuming you don't have one of the fancy bullshit self-pointing telescopes get a star chart app for star hopping and a list of the brightest messier objects. m23 and m42 are bitchin
>>767613
I found Saturn a bit underwhelming, cool but not as hype as I hoped. Moons of Jupiter and barely making out the ice caps on mars were kickass though.
