Does Elohim have nail prints in his hands?

[Hemidakota]

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I recently purchased an 8 inch newtonian reflector telescope. Boy howdy! There is alot of stuff goin on out there.

Lucky dog!!!!

[mikbone]

Lucky dog!!!!

You might be suprised as to how affordable telescopes have become.

Orion SkyQuest XT8 Classic Dobsonian Telescope | Orion Telescopes

This is the one I would like to have...

Obsession Telescopes / Telescopes / 15" UC (Ultra Compact)

[Hemidakota]

Side track here: how is the imagery in seeing Jupiter?

[mikbone]

I've only had the telescope for a few months and Jupiter is just now becoming visible in the early morning. Ive only seen Jupiter on a couple occasions on the horizon before sun-up and it is pretty impressive. You can make out colors and easily identify 4 moons.

Saturn on the other hand is in prime night time viewing location. And its so cool. When I first saw it, it looked like my 8 year old had drawn it onto the eyepiece. You can also see the moons around Saturn. Titan is particularly easy.

The orion nebula is crazy! You can see the andromedia galaxy with the naked eye.