Hi Micheal and welcome .
Raymo gives good advice here as normal , top bloke he is and Stellarium is awesome as the guys say .
On the seeing details on the planets it take time and patience for your eye and brain to combine so you can see all the detail available on any given night , some nights are way better than others , tho rare so stick with it and you will see more and more the longer you observe .
Oh yes . your scope is quite capable of showing good detail on Jupiter and Saturn but Mars is a very difficult planet to observe being small ( even at its closest ) and red , our eyes are not that sensitive to red , hence that's why cars have red tail lights .
Just ensure the scope is well collimated and cooled before observing , patience is a virtue in this hobby and most of all , enjoy yourself as you learn
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Brian.
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Originally Posted by mickeytg
Hi All,
I'm sure this has been asked a millions times but I'm struggling to find anything. We have a Saxon Velocity 1309EQ2 Reflector Scope and with it came a super 10mm lens, super 25mm wide angle lens, a 2x 1.25 Barlow lens and a SR4mm lens. At the moment seeing the moon and all it's detail is no issue with the Barlow lens and attaching the super 10mm lense albeit very up close and personal (the edges of the moon). I'm wondering to see in detail planets like Mars, Saturn, Jupitor etc do we need different lenses or filters? At the moment when spotting those planets we look at them but they are still stars through the telescope. Any ideas?
Cheers,
Michael
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