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Meade ETX125
Hi Guys,I wonder if anyone out there can help me. I read with interest your posts, and love seeing the imaging results you guys get. One day ! ....For me, as a relative newcomer to the astro game I am clearly miles behind most who post here. However, the previous post re Jupiter prompted me to post my question. If I'm in the wrong section, please forgive, but this is my question anyway...I have an ETX125 which I've only had a short time. I've been out with it a good handful of times, though only in the back yard and never to a dark sky site. I've read heaps of reviews about this scope and people absolutely rave about the optics at least - for a scope of it's size. For e.g. .... "Despite the row of gargantuan SC's present, I still got a great reaction from the razor-sharp ETX views of Saturn!......" quotes one reviewer in Arkansas.Well, this is my question.... I haven't been able to see anything through mine that I could even begin to describe with anything like this guys enthusiasm. It's not that I'm unimpressable, but the view I get of Saturn for example (when it was in the viewable sky) was ok at best. The was nothing razor sharp about it, and the rings though clearly visible were not razor-sharp clear. And yes the scope was focused correctly. I've been out viewing Jupiter tonight, and again it seemed like just a hazy disc. This evening seemed pretty clear to me, and even on other clear nights Jupiter has appeared quite hazy. I certainly don't get to see any of the cloud belts, colouration or the spot detail.Am I expecting too much guys? I feel sure from you guys' enthusiasm that there is more to this than viewing a collection of wishy-washy images.I do wear glasses for reading which I don't wear when viewing (should I?).Any suggestions would be really appreciated, as I do genuinely want to see the things that are up there to be amazed by. Do I really need a bigger aperture?Thanks very much in advance guys, appreciate any and all comments.Paul
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