You'll also enjoy using the FirstScope to pan the Milky Way, explore open star clusters, marvel at Saturn's rings, or view favourite deep-sky objects like the Orion Nebula. We’ve also created as series of helpful guides, such as our list of cool facts about astronomy (which any kids or beginners will no doubt find interesting), our guide to astronomy for beginners, and our article on astronomy for kids. Moon Filter – pretty much an essential accessory, this filter reduces the glare of the Moon and allows you to observe it without being dazzled. A moon filter will reduce the brightness or light transmission perfectly well but all moon filters are not equal - this premium set not only has three different transmission filters but they are all ND.

Robert Reeves' signature FirstScope comes with a custom wrap that highlights 10 lunar features to explore, including Tycho, Plato, and Copernicus. The FirstScope's wide-angle views did provide fair sights of the Pleiades (Messier 45), in the constellation of Taurus. I immediately bought a Celestron barlow lens - very nice lens - which means I can get much better magnification from the longer focus eyepiece, and any lens down to about 10mm. With Newtonian designs, the two mirrors within the tube should be aligned and astronomers usually achieve this process — known as collimation — using thumbscrews to adjust the optical system.Learn more about the Moon with Robert Reeves’ Lunar Landscape eBook which goes into detail about the sizes of craters, how marias are formed, the natural history of the Moon, and other fascinating tidbits. You’ll also enjoy using the FirstScope to pan the Milky Way, explore open star clusters, marvel at Saturn’s rings, or view favorite deep-sky objects like the Orion Nebula. ED stands for "extra-low dispersion," which refers to the composition and optical properties of the glass used for the lenses. eyepiece offers 24x power while the 6mm eyepiece increases the power to 50x which makes it easier to find and observe objects that require more magnification.

You’ll also enjoy using the FirstScope to pan the Milky Way, explore open star clusters, marvel at Saturn’s rings, or view favourite deep-sky objects like the Orion Nebula. One of the most important factors in a telescope is its transmission—the percentage of light that reaches the focal plane. The filters have threads on the top and bottom to stack with other filters for even more light filtration options. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. She has covered stories and features for publications such as Physics World, Astronomy Now and Astrobiology Magazine.For starters, there’s no finderscope provided with the basic model, and even though the provided 20mm eyepiece produces a low magnification view of just 15x, the lack of a finder is a problem (see Ease of Use below. A user-friendly 'point me at the sky' telescope with 76mm aperture and Dobsonian style stand, it's super-easy to observe with, making it the ideal entry-level astronomical telescope. This tabletop Dobsonian-style telescope includes a spherical mirror with a generous 76 mm of aperture. Your Moon Filter Set also includes a free download of Robert Reeves’ eBook, Lunar Landscapes, which goes into fascinating detail about the sizes of craters, how marias are formed, the natural history of the Moon, and more.

Learn more about the Moon with Robert Reeves' Lunar Landscape eBook which goes into detail about the sizes of craters, how maria basins (dark plains on the surface of Moon) are formed, the natural history of the Moon, and other fascinating information.I've only gone for four stars as this should of come as standard kit with the Celestron First-scope , Although the finder scope is small it does work saying that i have changed it for a red dot finder ala in all it makes a good little kit which gives you a couple more E.