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My first look of Mars

February 25, 2023March 25, 2024 Cosmic Ken

Planets

The sky finally cleared up a little. I ran out about 11:30 pm. I was able to view Sirius and Mars. Using the StarSense software I viewed Mars and saw with one moon. Looked at them with 7mm, 25mm, & 32mm. Used 2x with 32. As color blind as I am I could clearly see … Read More “My first look of Mars” »

My first View

February 12, 2023March 30, 2024 Cosmic Ken

Moon, Solar System

We have had nothing but cold cloudy days since I purchased my telescope. I noticed the sky had cleared up a little. I took these pictures holding my Iphone over the 25mm eyepiece that came with my 8″ Celestron StartSense Exploerer. My first night viewing and first dive into Astrophotography was a success!