Hi
Bought the kids a Newtonian skywatcher for Christmas and let's just say I had 2 hrs sleep last night
Did the usual look at the moon oooooh ahhhhh thing then mucked around for a while. The first planet I found was Jupiter around 2 am and wasn't to impressed so I waited for Saturn to rise and was very surprised at the detail through the scope, as was my daughter. The sun was comming up by this stage so I decided to show her Jupiter and low and behold it was crisp and I could see the banding around the planet and what I think was 2 moons to the left of it. Is this usual viewing for Jupiter early morning with sun rising for a better view?
Now I am hooked and am planning to be up at 430 in the morning to show my son.
Troy