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Lord_Muramasa t1_j1nd08n wrote

I would strongly suggest going on YouTube. There is a lot of videos for new telescope users.

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ThrownawayCray OP t1_j1nd3rj wrote

Thanks! I’ll give that a shot, I’ve already attempted looking at mars with a 20mm lens, and it didn’t go amazingly. Is the zoom better on smaller lenses?

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Lord_Muramasa t1_j1nen39 wrote

Here you go. A guide to viewing Mars.

https://cosmicpursuits.com/2183/how-to-see-mars-in-2022/#:~:text=Schmidt%2DCassegrain%20and%20Maksutov%2DCassegrain,detail%20in%20good%20seeing%20conditions.

Zooms work great and the best way to not only see things but to get to know your telescope is just to experiment. Just find an object like Mars and play with different zooms and lenses.

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