What magnification telescope to see Jupiter?
70X-150X works well for me but- I suggest you join an astronomy club or at least go to a couple star party’s and see what you like.Most clubs have loaner telescopes you can take home once trained.Here is a link to clubs- http://www.astronomyclubs.com/ A good telescope for dso’s(deep space objects) is the reflector type and the easiest to use and set up is a dob,(Dobsonian mount).To get a telescope that will give you views of Galaxy’s,nebula,clusters and such you will need at least 6″ aperture. This is a good place to do some window shopping- http://www.telescope.com/control/dobsoni… I have 2 of their telescopes a Starblast 6 and an XT 10-I love them both. Thy really stand behind their products. Stay away from e-bay and department store telescopes.
