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For planetary viewing, try observing Venus first, as it is one of
the brightest objects in the night sky at most times of the year.
The planets will tend to appear like flat discs through your
telescope, and you will probably be quite surprised by the
rapidity with which they move across the sky. If you aim your
telescope at a planet and walk away for five or ten minutes ,
you are likely to find that the planet has moved out of the
telescope’ s field when you get back.
Note1
: Whenever locating an object, always use the finder
scope first, as it has a wide field of the view and will speed up
the process of observing celestial objects.
Note2
: Always start with the lowest power eyepiece (20mm) in
the telescope tube and work up to the power you
want…making the necessary focusing adjustments as you
change eyepieces .
Note3
: Do not be alarmed by the fact that the images you see
are upside-down. This is normal with reflector telescopes. The
image can be corrected to appear right-side up using an
Erecting Eyepiece (not included).
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