I have a little celestron firstscope telescope, ive seen the Pleiades, jupiter and its moons, and the moon, thats pretty much it, ive been looking right in beetween andromeda and cassiopia, the moon is out if that would make any difference with the galaxy? i dont have binoculars and i have 20mm 12.5mm 6mm and 4mm lens, Also why is jupiter such a blur with a 4mm lens? its like theres no way to focus it?
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It's usually impossible to see galaxies when the Moon is close to full. Try again in a week or so, and you should have no trouble.
A 4mm eyepiece on this telescope produces more magnification that the telescope can support. I wouldn't use anything shorter than the 6mm. Even that may be more magnification than a 76mm telescope with a spherical mirror can support.
A 4mm eyepiece on this telescope produces more magnification that the telescope can support. I wouldn't use anything shorter than the 6mm. Even that may be more magnification than a 76mm telescope with a spherical mirror can support.
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Andromeda can be seen with the naked eye if it's dark enough. If it's not dark enough, an optical instrument won't help you much (it helps a little by magnifying the M31 nucleus, the brightest part).