Hi Folks,
I am new to the hobby and recently purchased my first scope which is a Celestron Nexstar 130SLT. I have been pressed for time but managed to get it out for short viewings over the past fortnight. I am hopeless!
I can find the moon
which has been fun to look at. I know that saturn is visable at the moment but i tried to find it over the past 2 outings and came up short. I am trying to find it by myself with out the "go to" option. I downloaded a star map app on my phone and i have the one which came with the scope, but i am having no luck. I was trying to view what i thought was Saturn, but even under a 6mm Ep, all i got was a bright object with no defining detail.
What is my best star mapping method or option? How did you learn?
I have a weekend away in the country and want to have something down prior to that.
Thanks for the help