what can i see with my telescope?

Question

it is a vixen geoma-80-a spotting scope.It's aperture is 80mm a it is my first scope. It is a refractor

with the eyepiece i have it is 50x

Answer 1

Okay, the moon of course can be seen in good detail. Also planets like Venus and Mercury will appear as discs, not just dots. You should be able to see the red spot on Jupiter and several of its moons, at least 4. Saturn you will be able to see the rings although not in great detail. Most other things will not be too improved they are too far away. Some comets will also be good to view but many are better seen through binoculars. Mars will appear to be red but not much detail.
Best viewing is on really cold clear nights and of course away from the city lights.

Answer 2

You can see many, many objects. I have a refractor, and I can see stars, planets, nebulae, and galaxies. Do not expect the nebulae and galaxies to appear as they do in photographs, though. The human eye cannot distinguish such faint light.

If you learn the night sky, you should be able to see all of these and have fun while doing it.

Answer 3

yeah , i had a refractor and i live in indianapolis, didnt work out to well for me cause i cant see much because of city lights. but u can still see jupiter and saturn.

Answer 4

If u are in a city the lights will cause u problems

Answer 5

You can see a lot of the wonders of space

Answer 6

if properly aimed and adjusted you should be able to watch the chick down the block through her bedroom window

Answer 7

what is it's magnification? The field of view goes down as the magnification goes up.