Hi everyone. I have a telescope that was given to me(it's my first) and it comes with no instructions. Can anyone help? It's the Bushmaster Jupiter F 700. Also I lead agroup called MarsDrive- www.marsdrive.com Check it out and let me know if you are interested in anything. In the meantime can anyone help me with my telescope problems?
Maybe you could email them and they might be able to send you a manual. If not, this model looks like a stock standard 60mm refractor on an alt/az mount. It is a very common type of scope. I have a similar refractor - I will hunt up the manual. If you can't get any satisfaction from bushmaster I could scan it and it would probably be pretty helpful.
Mars Drive site looks cool - haven't had a detailed look yet but, hey - when can I go to Mars?
Thanks Adam, the scope came with a cd but its older than my OS so I'm pretty blind here. Any help you can give would be great. (maybe I could even spot Mars!)
Here is a picture of the scope from the web site. Better confirm for me that this is the scope you have. My old 60mm refractor is out in the garage so I'll have to go and have a look out there in the morning.
This telescope should be pretty easy to use - you certainly will be able to look at Mars with it.
Did you get all the accessories with the telescope? The website says it comes with eyepieces and a moon filter and various other bits and pieces.
yes, thats the one, and I do have all the accessories. A good starchart would help me as well.(that includes planets). What did you think of the site? We are not promising tickets to Mars, just hard work and the chance to be a part of going there instead of just watching from the sidelines. The only thing I can see is the Moon with it. A good in depth manual would help also. Next year I'm hoping to get the Meade RCX 400 next year 16 inch.
Thanks for the replies. That manual helped alot too. I just have a question I was wondering on, What do astronomers and astronomy clubs look for in the way of information on the web most frequently? What could my own site include that would be helpful to you all? www.marsdrive.com Let me know your thoughts on this and I'll get our team working on it right away.
hey, i saw this telescope a couple of days ago, and thought that i might get it for my sisters birthday, just as her first telescope, would you guys recommend it as a first telescope,
Thanks guys, I have so far managed to see Venus with my pathetic scope, I even took a picture of it. Awe is the word that comes to mind. I did an interview with Andy Thomas, our Aussie astronaut the other day, you can find it here- http://marsdrive.com/node/293?PHPSES...9e2fc9dee8a055
Let me know what you think of the site.
Frank,
That was a terrific interview. Just the sort of questions I'd ask myself, and Andy answered them with all the detail you could want.
Love your website.
Jeanette
A cheap refractor on a wobbly mount is more likely to kill any possible interest in astronomy rather than nurture it. Almost every kid gets something like that at some point and tries to use it once or twice before giving up. Aiming a telescope and keeping it on the target as the Earth rotates is very frustrating with a flimsy mount.
Hi ther welcome to iceinspace form me.
Astronomy scopes dont worry about being upside down or not. I dont know if you have a reflector or refractor but image possition is not a concern. If you wish to get the image "the right way up" for terrestial viewing you can get an "erecting prism" for a refractor. But if you plan to use it for astronomy only dont worry.
alex
thankyou for your help, i will be using it for land veiwing too. i have one more favour to ask if possible, i have seen a telescope im interested in, its a 114mm and they are going pretty cheap via auction, is it a cheap peice of rubbish? or a decent scope? and does the size really matter, comparing a 60mm with a 114mm? thanks again
