Also to see other flying objects in the sky (planets other moons etc.)
2007-08-09 05:59:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
You can see the moon with your naked eye
The higher the power of your viewing instrument, the more resolution you will get - the more detail you will be able to see.
Other factors? get away from the cities and ambient light. The darker your environment, the more you will see. Same thing is true for pollution.
The higher up you go, the better you will see.
2007-08-09 06:04:03 · answer #1 · answered by Uncle John 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not powerful at all. You can easily see the Moon without a telescope. You can see the larger craters with regular binoculars. You can see craters down to one mile or so wide with a small telescope that you can set up in your back yard. But no telescope in the world yet built is powerful enough to see objects smaller than a hundred yards or so across on the Moon.
Other things are similar. You can see the planets out as far as Saturn with just your eyes. They just look like bright stars. Binoculars will show the Moons of Jupiter. A back yard telescope will show detail on the planets as shown in the source.
2007-08-09 07:23:12 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course the moon and several of the planets are naked-eye objects, so you don't need a telescope to see them. I will take a wild stab and guess that what you are really asking is how much of a telescope will you need to see features on the moon's surface.
If you also want to see the rings of Saturn or the striations and moons of Jupiter, or some surface features of Mars, you need at least a six-inch (6") reflector or a four-inch (4") refractor.
A reflector is much less expensive for the size, but is somewhat more difficult to maintain and protect from damage. In a household with two kids and three dogs, I recommend the refractor.
Have fun...
2007-08-09 06:09:36 · answer #3 · answered by aviophage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use a pair of Binoculars to view the moon and the inner planets.
If you really want to get into viewing objects in space, you will need to get a large telescope, if you get a reflection telescope, the size of the mirror is what counts, the bigger the mirror the more light it gathers, then you come to the eye peaces, the larger the number on the eye peace the lower the power, the smaller the number to higher the power, but here on Earth we have light and dust and humidity, and when you use to much power the image blurs.
With a refracting telescope the bigger the front lines the higher the power.
2007-08-09 06:56:36 · answer #4 · answered by John R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I go outside at night I can see the moon without a telescope. Sometimes I can see the moon during the day too!
2007-08-09 06:03:00 · answer #5 · answered by OC Boarder 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't have to be powerfull at all to see the moon, consideringyou can see the moon with your naked eye, but it would have to be slightly more powerful to see other planets and their moons...
2007-08-09 06:03:41 · answer #6 · answered by Lexington 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont need a telescope to see the moon......i see it almost every night....dont you?
2007-08-09 06:02:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You need none. With normal vision you can see both.
2007-08-09 06:02:43 · answer #8 · answered by billgoats79 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋