how do i get into telescoping?

[Anonymous No.10758710]

i always liked looking at the nightsky since i was a kid, i am thinking about getting a telescope to get a closer look at stuff. can you recommend me further reading and other resources? also what can i expect to see? mars, moon and venus should be easy but what else is there to be seen?

[Anonymous No.10758737]

>"telescoping"

[Anonymous No.10758739]

>>10758737
sorry I meant telescoptics

[Anonymous No.10758742]

>>10758710
Buying a hubble is a good first step.

[Anonymous No.10758744]

>>10758739
Good. I don't have any advice. I just thought the word telescoping was comical. I'm done with this thread. Good bye.

[Anonymous No.10758759]

>>10758710
Get a cheap pair of binoculars, that is in fact all it takes to get started. You will be surprised how much more you can see with it.

[Anonymous No.10758847]

>>10758759
This, even in many decently lit cities it's amazing how much more you can see. But once you've had enough of nebulas and Andromeda being barely visible blobs, and globular clusters and planets being little more than points, you'll quickly want to move up to a big boy reflector. 6 inch aperture at least.

[Anonymous No.10758960]

>>10758710
jupiter and 4 of its moons are occasionally in view. i saw it once through my uncle's telescope. my ex-gf bought me one for my birthday but i was too much of a brainless to figure out how to work it proper (though to be fair i didn't try very hard)

[Anonymous No.10758965]

>>10758710
This is now a telescoping series thread, what's your favorite example?

[Anonymous No.10758983]

>>10758710
Start with binoculars and an app like stellarium so you can find what to see.Then after you become familiar with the sky and can navigate easily you should buy a cheap dobsonian telescope.Forget expensive refractors and equatorial mounts, they are the easiest way to make you baffled and throw them away at a closet.You can search online for what accesories to buy(barlow lenses eyepieces etc)when you start so you dont buy uselesses/ unnecessary stuff.
A cheap dobsonian will give you the best otics for cheap and they are easy to use(point and watch)
Also light pollution is terrble in cities so if you have access to countryside it would be optimal.
Dont fall for very cheap "starter" sets with refractors that are usually on sale-they are a scam.
You will haveto pay around 200$ for start.
Books around amauter astronomy are also scummy cashgrabs
Use the internet to find info and educate yoursekf about telescopes-focal lenghts magnification eyepieces and you are golden
For what to find to see stellarium is excellent

[Anonymous No.10758990]

>>10758983
Messier and Caldwell object catalogs are a nice starting point for what to see beyond the moon and planets

[Anonymous No.10759225]

>>10758960
I have a FZ300 "mega zoom" Lumix camera, I can resolve the Galilean Moons of Jupiter pretty easily.

[Anonymous No.10759270]

I would recommend jumping in the deep end and going for an 8 inch SCT.