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Originally Posted by icytailmark
hi guys im just outside looking at mars for the first time and all i can see is a orange glow and a watery shimmer. I tried different eyepieces 25mm, 13mm and they all look the same. I cannot see any type of detail. I hope my telescope isnt broken.
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I don't know what type of scope you own but you may need to acclimatise your scope to the outside conditions. That watery shimmer could be due to convection currents around a cooling mirror. Another highly likely cause is also poor seeing, the image appearing to vibrate due to upper air disturbances.
Regards, Rob.