Class thanks Andy. The above photo is really what Im after at this stage. Is that off the Mobile Observatory?
Also with this scope...
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....what planets and moons do you think should it be able to see?
Cheers!
Pretty much what Fish said.
Even with my 15 x 70 Astronomy Binocs I can clearly see Saturns' rings and the Moons of Jupiter.
As long as you're realistic and don't fall for the glorious images of planets you see on the box, then you should be fairly happy. For most planets, they'll mainly look like a bright star, or if you're lucky you'll be able to make out the disc.
If you go out early or late and look towards where the sun is rising (or falling) then if you look fairly high (So the suns rays are going up past the horizon) then you'll notice quite a few 'blinking' things whizzing across the sky - these are satellites catching the last (or first) rays of the sun as they spin across their orbits - it's always something I enjoy watching.
Also, keep an eye out for the ISS as occasionally it'll pass within viewing range of your house - this fairly zooms across the sky and is a very, very, very bright looking star.
You can also keep an eye out for comets. Also if you're patient, every night you'll see 'shooting stars' as they graze the atmosphere. If you look towards the 'active' meteor zones like the Perseids, Geminids etc. then you'll see tons more meteors) - These things are named by the Constellation that they appear to come 'from' in the Sky. For instance the Perseids appear to come from the Perseus Constellation, The Geminids appear to come from the Gemini Constellation - they are actually trails of dust (usually left by comets) that the Earth touches as it orbits the sun - so that's why they seem to come from the same place). These don't happen all the time though, but your app (or a search on the Internet) can let you know what times/months/dates are best to try and see them.
These are a decent site to gear up for viewing them as they happen:
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide#lyridshttp://www.seasky.org/astronomy/astronomy-calendar-current.htmlThere is a non-periodic comet passing over at the moment
Catalina C/2013 US10, for instance (You can find it in the Mobile Observatory App) if you're in the Northern Hemisphere. The data and information in the Mobile Observatory App is simply astonishing. Gives you all the Information about any object in the sky (using a multitude of databases), The physical data such as Magnificaton and phase angle, The Orbital elements, The visibility (Graphically by time and also by Month) a graphical representation of how to find it in the sky with a telescope (or your eyes) and you can also hold your device up and it'll guide you to it.