i just got myself a powerseeker 127. How good is it?

[WT]

I bought it from Astro scientific centre. The GM recommended this scope..
and due to the weather problem the past 2 weeks until now.. i still cant see anything much haha... Can anyone please tell how good is this scope?

[JJLoke]

its quite a subjective question as each scope has its strength and weakness

ask urself wat u wanna look for in the night sky

planets ? clusters ? galaxies ?

from there u invest into more specalised accessories for the things u wanna see

[Meng Lee]

Erm, I think I should say, you can actually ask the forum here before your purchase. And this model is the one that has 1000mm focal length and yet possess a rather short tube. so

[weixing]

Hi,
Welcome to SingAstro!

i still cant see anything much haha... Can anyone please tell how good is this scope?

The powerseeker 127 should be one of the lowest priced scope in the Celestron product line... cheaper than some smaller aperture scope, so the quality won't be that good.

Anyway, even with this scope, you should still be able to see quite a number of objects... provided you know when and where to look for it. First, you need to make sure you aligned your finder scope properly... object on the cross of the finder scope should appear in the centre of the eyepiece view of the scope. Remember, don't use a star or moon to aligned the finder scope, because they are not stationary... use an non-moving terrestrial object, such as the low altitude red warning light on top of building.

If you still not sure how to use your scope, may be you can join others observation session with your scope and I'm sure they'll teach you how to use your scope.

By the way, don't expect to see those objects in full colour with lots of details like those in photo, because you won't.

Have a nice day.

[WT]

Thank alot of Your comments weixing, meng lee & JJLoke. I thought i can see Mar at least half of the scope size.. But i am wrong about that after my colleague told me abit about his experiences about his few scopes and How much i can see with my scope... a bit disappointed . Anyway i will be make full use of it. Thank again For Your comments.

[JJLoke]

dun be dissappointed, take the scope as a learning guide to study the sky map. after that u can maximise the potential of the scope before going onto a more specialised one

[Airconvent]

welcome to Singastro!
The "GM" you were referring to should be Albert. The gentleman has a degree in astronomy so you can learn alot from him! Since you bought the scope from him, you can ask him to give you a few pointers during their friday night sessions. these are organised by the sciene centre but he is normally there as he is the president of TASOS also.
Have fun with your scope and take it easy...no need to rush!

[WT]

Finally on 27/04/08 at labrador park around 3.00 a.m, the second planet that i looked through my powerseeker 127 scope was jupiter, at first i was what the H**L was that..??? guessing for a while final conclusion should be JUPITER ( Mars is be much small and is orangy while saturn has a ring then what else could it be...) with my 4mm eyepiece the view only slightly bigger than using a 20mm eyepiece.. only enable to see round bright planet, before adding another 3x barlow lens i guess this time will get a much clearer view but didnt expect the view got worsen. Anyway i still enjoy it hehehe.

[Airconvent]

Finally on 27/04/08 at labrador park around 3.00 a.m, the second planet that i looked through my powerseeker 127 scope was jupiter, at first i was what the H**L was that..??? guessing for a while final conclusion should be JUPITER ( Mars is be much small and is orangy while saturn has a ring then what else could it be...) with my 4mm eyepiece the view only slightly bigger than using a 20mm eyepiece.. only enable to see round bright planet, before adding another 3x barlow lens i guess this time will get a much clearer view but didnt expect the view got worsen. Anyway i still enjoy it hehehe.

Jupiter is distinctive because you can see the some bands and of course up to 4 moons. Adding the x3 Barlow to the 20mm is still ok for combine that with the 4mm is too high, I think. Rule of thumb x250 is about the max your scope can do and that is under ideal conditions, not Singapore skies.

The specs here for our scope :
http://www.celestron.com/c2/product.php ... ProdID=501

The first object I saw when I started was Jupiter too on Remus' fondly remembered Tak FC60 at x300!! (for Taks and high high scopes, rule of thumb can be bent!). My advice is rather than try to get it as big as possible, concentrate on getting a good focus so the details can be squeezed out. Or bring your scope to Tampines to join WX on his weekly obs...

[WT]

Finally on 27/04/08 at labrador park around 3.00 a.m, the second planet that i looked through my powerseeker 127 scope was jupiter, at first i was what the H**L was that..??? guessing for a while final conclusion should be JUPITER ( Mars is be much small and is orangy while saturn has a ring then what else could it be...) with my 4mm eyepiece the view only slightly bigger than using a 20mm eyepiece.. only enable to see round bright planet, before adding another 3x barlow lens i guess this time will get a much clearer view but didnt expect the view got worsen. Anyway i still enjoy it hehehe.

Jupiter is distinctive because you can see the some bands and of course up to 4 moons. Adding the x3 Barlow to the 20mm is still ok for combine that with the 4mm is too high, I think. Rule of thumb x250 is about the max your scope can do and that is under ideal conditions, not Singapore skies.

The specs here for our scope :
http://www.celestron.com/c2/product.php ... ProdID=501

The first object I saw when I started was Jupiter too on Remus' fondly remembered Tak FC60 at x300!! (for Taks and high high scopes, rule of thumb can be bent!). My advice is rather than try to get it as big as possible, concentrate on getting a good focus so the details can be squeezed out. Or bring your scope to Tampines to join WX on his weekly obs...

Because it was first time looking at jupiter, didn't know that is cloud bands on it... thought that was fake image caused by my eyes or scope.
My ex-colleague with me that night still puzzle whether that a jupiter or normal star. Maybe u are right Airconvent i should find a ideal place for better foucs of my scope. thank alot.