Re: Need help setting up my TASCO Telescope

David,
I'll say like Larry, try the lowest power ep you have, hopefully a 20
or so like he mentioned. Let us know how you did, and that did sound
like Venus.

After a search on Google that seems to be a refractor, a 60mm f/11.7
or so, I saw both red and black models.

I have a small 60mm Tasco refractor, an f/15, it is capable-don't
listen to all the "Trashco" stories-along with a few other small 60mm
telescopes, it does well. You should get some nice moon views, the
planets-Venus, Saturn & Jupiter and some of their moons, double stars,
and a host of other objects in the sky.

If you don't have any books, I'd get at least something like "Turn
Left at Orion", a good book on starhopping, perhaps a night sky atlas.
I use the "National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky", and
I just saw at Amazon: "The Next Step: Finding and Viewing Messier's
Objects", it gets 5 stars from all 8 reviewers, looks like something I
could use:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1928771122/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_4/103-6022153-8641448?ie=UTF8

I enjoyed seeing your post and others from beginners as it takes me
back a few short years ago when I first started into this hobby. I'm
in no way advanced as far as ID'ing objects but have fun none the
less. I haven't been out lately but hopefully will do so tonight or
very soon.

Keep us posted...

ko





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