is this a good one, its a 6" newtonion Reflector telescope 1400mm
2006-11-16 07:11:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
A 6" Newtonian is an excellent starter scope. If you can get a clock drive to go with it, you'll have countless hours of entertainment. That kind of scope has all the power you will need to see some of the more spectacular deep sky objects as well as all of the planets. You'll be able to see four of the moons of Jupiter and the colored bands and even the great red spot on occasion. You'll see the rings of Saturn quite well and possibly even the Cassini Division and Titan.
You'll be able to see Uranus and Neptune, but I doubt you will see any features.
For deep space, start out with the nebula in Orion and M31. There are some nice open clusters in Cancer (the bee hive) and then you can move on to globulars like M3 and M13. You'll be able to see binaries like Alberio and Cor Caroli (my personal fav) and even the Ring Nebula in Lyra without any problems whatsoever.
Good Choice for a beginner's scope.
2006-11-16 07:46:51 · answer #1 · answered by sparc77 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1400mm seems a bit long for a 6" Newtonian. My 6" has a 1200mm focal length, and that is on the long side.
This is like asking what is the best car. Opinion varies. Check the source.
2006-11-16 15:44:47 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is,remember this when looking for a telescope don't look at the magnification of it you should look at the size of the mirrior.
2006-11-16 15:33:07 · answer #3 · answered by hkyboy96 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on who made it and if it's in decent alignment. Potentially it's a nice amateur scope.
2006-11-16 15:20:35 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋