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Oh...this is what I see also. Tot I would see some kind of feature just like Jupiter.

I looked at venus with ard 110x but all i see was a very bright yellow disc.

It appears Venus is now brighter than Jupiter. I tried to see it at around 120x but appears as a bright disc. How many times mag should be used for venus?

Thanks cloud cover!

Methane, a potential sign of primitive life, has been found in meteorites from Mars, adding weight to the idea that life could live off methane on the Red Planet, researchers say. This discovery is not evidence that life exists, or has ever existed, on Mars, the researchers cautioned. Still, methane...

Thanks all for your comments! At least have a guide before deciding what to spend!

Hi Junwei,

How about planetary filter? Will it be useful for my 5" newt as currently the max mag I can use to observe planets is ard 120x with a 2x barlow. Wondering if this filter will make much diff?

Will I be better off with a LPR filter instead?

Hi guys,

Given a budget of just $ 200, can I do some kind of poll on what reasonably good performance filters would you get for night sky observing?

Hi , how big is the hole in the dust cover? Correct me if im wrong... wont the sheet be sold in A4 size? It should be sufficient enough to make one that covers your whole 5" newt Regards Junwei Hi Jun Wei, The hole size is ard 3 ~ 4 cm dia. Yes, the sheet is A4 size, just that I thought of nee...

Guys,

Will it work if I get a thousandoasks black polymer film and paste over the hole in my scope's dust cover and use it view the sun? Will the sun appears very dark due to 'insufficient light' into the scope?