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Originally Posted by Allan_L
Mars is not very good target at the moment, and is difficult to extract any detail at the best of times.
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Pheww, thought my scope wasn't working as it should :p
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Originally Posted by Allan_L
Saturn is far more satisfying an object and should look pretty impressive through your scope.
Jupiter, likewise, is a good target for your scope (as far as planets go) but it is just about over for this season, now setting very early after sunset.
To help find and identify stuff, you should download Stellarium, it is FREE and very good.
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I will definitely try and have a go at saturn on a clear night. I already have stellarium (used it in astronomy class a few years back and its great) and it seems Jupiter is quite close to the sun (from our perspective). Mercury and venus are always near the sun, is there any way of viewing them?
Thanks for the advice Allan