Amateur Astronomy for Beginners - START HERE!!

Well now I have an even bigger concern! If the diametar of your previous scope is the same as the diameter of the scope you just bought you are not going to see any difference between the two. A larger scope may bring out more detail in an object but because celestial objects like nebula and galaxies are dime and the human eye not so sensitive dont be supprised if you get the same result.

its a reflector but i bought the telescope you recomended the orion starquest but thank you for your concern

Is it a refractor(lens) or reflector(mirror)? What is the diameter of it?

sorry but i have no link to a picture of it online but i can tell you a little about it its a simmons telescope model 6310 and its a pretty descent small telescope when it comes to viewing the stars and planets but i want to adventure deep into space and view nebulae wich i cant see becouse they are either too bright and way way way to far away to view through my telescope

What kind of telescope do you have currently? Do you have a link to a picture of it online?

thankyou so much for your video. i have learned alot and i am going to watch more of your videos. amature astronomers need people like you to share information. books and internet alone isn't enough i find if i going to learn something its better if its being told to you than read from a book or internet. thankyou once again.

im trying to pick the right telescope to view nebulae i know were it is all located due to my celestron skyscout but i cant view it becouse its way to far away to see through my telescope what type of telescope is best for veiwing nebulae plz reply

Sounds like a refractor. Use the 20mm eyepiece first. Make sure your finder scope is aligned with the main tube so that what you see in the cross hairs are what you see in the center field of view. (see my video on finderscope) Practice pointing it at the moon (check moon phase on a calendar) and bright stars. Most important: LEARN THE CONSTELLATIONS. If you dont, you wont know where to point the scope.

Thanks for your reply !!!
Yes ,I do have a telescope it's firstline model FT 90060 FOCAL LENGTH 900MM / DIA 60 MM / (COATED LENS).It consists of (BARLOW LENS 3X,ERECTING EYEPIECE 1.5X,H12 5MM,,H4MM,H 20 MM).i HAVE TOTALY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO FIX WHERE AND THROUGH WHAT WE SHOULD LOOK.ETC.
Please help me.
Thanking you

blanchard,Your havin a laugh mate

I went into astronomy yesterday! Found my binoculars.. Little bit like yours, but 7x50 and 6.8 degrees field. Just gotta find Planisphere somewhere. Had one when I was kid, now I'm little bit bigger kid and I have lost it.

It's just very cloudy at this moment, 8/8. Gotta wait week or two to get change to look up.

Do you know anything of photographing the space? If you do, make a video!

Thanks a bunch!

Hey truemartian -- Well done a nice job on all your productions, clear simplified expressions with all the right advice and not done pedantically, seriously thinking of linking to your videos from webpage.

Holey J

Thanks ! Just great that you are posting these videos. I am sure a lot of beginners are very grateful (that includes me).
All the best,
Lou

Do you know the constellations? Do you have a telescope? If so I can help you much better if you describe it.