How to Focus on a Planet With a Telescope
Locate the finder on your telescope.. Adjust the telescope eyepiece to the lowest magnification.. Focus the telescope on an object in the (near) distance.
Steps
1
Locate the finder on your telescope.
Locate the finder on your telescope.
2
Adjust the telescope eyepiece to the lowest magnification.
Adjust the telescope eyepiece to the lowest magnification.
3
Focus the telescope on an object in the (near) distance.
Focus the telescope on an object in the (near) distance.
4
Adjust the finder to center the large object in the crosshairs.
Adjust the finder to center the large object in the crosshairs.
5
Look up star charts and planet guides for that month.
Look up star charts and planet guides for that month.
6
Adjust the telescope to its lowest magnification.
Adjust the telescope to its lowest magnification.
7
Locate the planet in the telescope finder.
Locate the planet in the telescope finder.
8
Find the planet through the telescope's eyepiece.
Find the planet through the telescope's eyepiece.
9
Sharpen the planet using the focus knobs.
Sharpen the planet using the focus knobs.
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