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Question by Jin-Lamus: What is the best telescope for viewing planets?
I got a good budget of 00 give or take realistically on the telescope, I want to see Planets, also would you know of any programs for Amateurs that will help you point your telescope and discover where in the skies do you find what you are looking for, I am fascinated and captivated by this, yet I am still a novice, any programs that might help or any sites, info that is useful! Thanks for the help!

Best answer:

Answer by Nyx
For solar system work, a good fast (long focal length) telescope is needed. this helps to cut the brightness and increase the contrast of whatever it is your looking at. If you want to scope that tracks automatically (compensates for the earth’s rotation), that’s more expensive then one that tells you which way to push the scope, which more expensive than one you do all the work (of finding and tracking the object).

So, for 00, here’s some options -
Fully automated -

http://www.telescope.com/control/telescopes/goto-and-computerized-telescopes/orion-skyview-pro-120-computerized-goto-achromatic-refractor-telescope

http://www.telescope.com/control/celestron/celestron-computerized-telescopes/celestron-c6-r-gt-150mm-goto-refractor-telescope

“Push to” computerized -

http://www.telescope.com/control/telescopes/dobsonian-telescopes/orion-skyquest-xt10i-computerized-intelliscope-dobsonian-telescope

http://www.telescope.com/control/telescopes/dobsonian-telescopes/orion-skyquest-xx12i-computerized-intelliscope-truss-tube-dobsonian-telescope

Full manual operation -

http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=classicdobs/~pcategory=dobsonians/~product_id=08947

These are all from one company, just used as a comparision.

For observing programs, there are a few. Mostly geared these days towards comets and asteroids. The Astronomical League has several worth trying out and you don’t need to be member to work on their programs -

http://www.astroleague.org/al/obsclubs/EquipmentObservingClubs.html

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