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Hi Cassie, as david said it seems that it was not in focus, a good way to start to get focus right is to place a lower magnification eyepiece in the scope if you have more than one (these are the ones with a higher number on the eyepiece) as you turn the focuser while looking at a bright star you will see the large white circle of light in the eyepiece get smaller untill the star is a bright small pinpoint dot (focused stars should always be just a bright pinpoint dot) now if you point the scope at a planet you will just need a small adjustment to see the planet as a small round ball. To magnify the planet you will need to place a higher magnifing eyepiece in the scope ( these are ones with a lower number on the eyepiece) or place the 2x 3x 5x magnifing barlow lense if you have one, a small adjustment of the focus will make the planet a little larger in the eyepiece.
Hope this helps a little, Wayne.
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