How To Get The Best Views Of The Planets 

Love this channel thanks for your kind time putting your videos together 😊.

Hi Jason, I'm loving your videos. I've been into Astronomy now for three years, first with 20x80 binoculars and now with a 10 inch dobsonian. It's the best hobby/passion ever! Keep up the great work!

I can attest to the diagonal upgrade. I had a decent enough one on my refractor (the one that came stock with the scope,) but I got a nice 2 inch dielectric diagonal and it greatly improved focus, brightness and contrast.

Thanks for the tips! Just getting into astronomy. I bought a cheap 90mm telescope, pointed at the moon and couldn’t be more excited. Next day I bought a Celestron Omni XLT 150. Loving the views so far. Thanks again Jason

i have a question. To see the planets what is best: a telescope with a larger aperture and a shorter focal length or a smaller aperture and a longer focal length? (150/650 vs 130/900)

Been watching your videos as a total beginner first session with my Skywatcher 130/900 on Thursday can’t wait. Trying to get my head around the EQ mount. Great videos keep them coming.

Thanks for the tips!

Amazing tips! Liked a lot the filters video too, I think they also help seeing better the planets' details

I’ve watched this video twice and learned something both times. I got a second hand Bird-Jones type 5” for $40. I’ve carefully collimated it and I can see Saturn’s rings and Jupiter’s Galilean moons but I can’t make out any detail on mars and I’m unsure if it’s a problem or limitation with this telescope or if I need to wait for mars to be in a different phase to reflect more light. The last night I looked I think it was just under 1/2.

Hi Jason, greetings from Romania, just found your channel while looking for some information regarding budget eyepieces :) I like your videos very much, keep up the good work! 👍

Hello, what do you think of the multi say from 6 to 25 adjustable mm lenses? thank you again for the great tips that you always explain so well. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Amazing tips Jason

G' Day Jason good Info Your Really Making Unique Video's👍🏻🔭..I was Just Doing Some Planet Hunting Last Night...Clear Skies Mate👍🏻🔭✨

Thank u

I have a 135mm reflector. For planetary viewing, Shall I go for 4mm eyepiece with 16mm eye relief or 15mm eyepiece with 3x Barlow? Thank you for your informative content 🙂

If you take the eyepiece out of the refractor, I guess it would be best to point the focuser upwards pinting the telescope to the ground, if that is even possible. Since warm air will rise it can escape through the eyepiece hole. Saying this as a inexperienced person who still wants to buy his first decent scope. So I might be wrong, but it seems obvious.

So I recently picked up a Tasso 11TR telescope, 114x900 reflector ? I think. I purchased new mirrors and all new eye pieces, I also have a laser collimating thing. When I look at the moon, easy target I get a great image but I also see a secondary shadow in my image, when trying to view Jupiter or Saturn I see a fuzzy dot. It’s on a rather shaker equatorial mount that when all tight holds pretty good, (I like the idea of hanging a weight). So my question is what am I missing here? I’m thinking of buying a new focal tube but not sure? I think all your videos are excellent any goal is some great views of the planets and well as seeing some Messier objects as well. Do I scrap this unit and just buy an expensive one? Am I even on the right track. I have some pics of my recent moon views taken with my I phone just held over the lens but it should give an idea of what I see? Is there an email I can reach you at? Happy to pay for some quality advice… lol. Thanks I’m advance! Jim

Before watching these videos I thought the stars fluttering were just my eyes playing tricks on me

I used a 2x celestron from ebay 30ish form China very good i also have a svbony one 3x for around £15 and that is very good but its long and I couldn't get one of my telescopes to focus so I got a cheap x3 short form ebay for £12 and its not good a total waste of money 😒 but u live and learn 😉

Hi , im a new suscriptor …i got a C 9.25 what eyepieces are the best for these ….thanks

Hi what’s the scope you have on the top of the Newtonian.

What about blowing the cool air through the telescope with a fan? Although, tbh, the thing I need to get the hang of at the moment is positioning the eyepiece on my equatorial mounted telescope. It's too easy to get it in a bad spot

Hi Jason, do the eye pieces need cooling as well?