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Bushnell Tasco Telescope Galaxsee 525x60mm Refractor Telescope 46-060525 Questions & Answers
Does it make a difference to your viewing if you have a bigger length telescope or a smaller one
Focal length not physical length would better answer your question. Shorter focal length scopes have a lower power but wider view per size of eyepiece. BUT!Tasco telescopes are basically junk telescopes. Any telescope from Celestron, Meade, Orion, Explore Scientific or Televue (to name the more popular) will give you a superior view compared to the Tasco. A 60mm scope has the maximum magnification of 225x (under perfect sky conditions. I suggest a small, short tube reflector in the 4 inch range. They are lightweight, have much more light gathering power (more important than magnification) and easy to set up.
I need catalog for tasco
Here is Tasco's main web site:
http://www.tasco.com/products/index.cfm?ClassID=17
and here is their manuals page:
http://www.tasco.com/pages/instruction-manuals/
www.telescopeman.org
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Tasco equatorial mount
You can buy these on Ebay and on astromart.com (used) from time to time.
www.astromart.com
I just acquire a BUSHNELL 345 and I don't know how
All astronomical telescopes show upside down images. It's normal. If you want to use it for terrestrial viewing you can purchase an "erecting diagonal" like this:
http://www.astronomics.com/main/Image_Erecting_Prisms.asp/catalog_name/Astronomics/category_name/EDNECFUVSRWS8KLNTU5E38XSE1/Page/1
How do you get around the small field of view
You can't. This is a toy, not a real scope. The largest FOV is with your lowest power (biggest number) eyepiece.
If interested in wide field views, buy a GOOD telescope with a low focal ratio (below f/8)
How to use it? I
Practice focusing the scope during the day time on a distant object. Also line up a distant object with the small finder scope so that the main tube and the finder are both pointed at the same spot.
Put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the telescope and practice focusing. The moon should be your first target at night.
Read my TIPS on my profile page. Objects in the sky are smaller than the tip of your finger held at arms length. The scope must be pointed directly at them or you will NOT see anything.
Bought the tasco 525 x
Did you try focusing during the day time on a distant object?
Objects in the sky are very tiny, smaller than the tip of your finger held at arm's length. The scope must be pointed directly at them to see anything----- and your scope also has a VERY small field of view. That's why we recommend binoculars to a beginner. The wider field of view makes it easier to find objects in the sky at night.
Download this free monthly star chart:
http://skymaps.com/downloads.html
Locate a local Astronomy club and attend their star parties and meetings. They will help you.
Read my tips on my profile page for more information.
I have no manual for my galaxsee 45-060525
This is a simple small refractor telescope. Put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the telescope. DO NOT USE the 2 x barlow if you have one.
Practice focusing on a distant object during the daytime- you are not focusing the scope properly.
Here is Tasco's manuals web site:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/11827347/Tasco-Telescope-Manual
Tasco 45-060525
What eyepieces sizes have you used?
Try using the largest eyepieces you have (20mm, 25mm or higher) for a wide field of view. If your eyepiece is to small (maybe 15mm or below) you will have too much magnification and the moon will be a blur.
My telescope
Try the largest eyepiece you have (20mm, 25mm) for a wide field of view. Of you try to view the moon with too much power (smaller mm eyepieces) it will always come out blurry - too close for such magnification.
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