I want to know if my barska telescopes atainable power is 600 what planets can i see and how good would the imag be??

1.22(diameter)/300000000

All astronomical telescopes have upside down images -- there is no up or down in outer space. This is probably a REFECTOR style telescope. The part with the small mirror is called a diagonal. Certain types of diagonals called "erecting diagonal" can be used to flip the image right side up for terrestrial viewing. You do not need them for star gazing.

All astronomical telescopes show upside down images. It's normal.

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Sorry no manuals for that scope. However MEADE maintains a list of manuals. Look under the REFRACTOR heading for one that is similar to your telescope.

http://www.meade.com/manuals/index.html

All astronomical telescopes show upside down images. It's normal nothing is wrong with the scope.

Read my tips on my profile page-- especially the Frequently Asked Questions TIP.

This is a simple 60mm refractor. No manuals are available on the internet. It looks like this when assembled:
http://www.epinions.com/prices/Barska_Optics_AE10096_Telescope

Even if you had a manual it will not tell you how to USE the telescope to see objects in the night sky.

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All astronomical telescopes show upside down images this is normal.

You can buy an "erecting prism" to use for terrestrial viewing from many on-line retailers here is one: This will flip the image so it is not upside down.

http://www.amazon.com/Bushnell-780103-1-25%C3%93-Format-Erecting/dp/B000EY2ZFK

Yes, all astronomical telescopes and some finder scopes show images upside down.

You probably have three parts.

The eyepiece with a number written on it; a diagonal, and a 2x barlow.

Forget the barlow you will never use it.

Put the diagonal into the scope and put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the diagonal.

Go outside during the daytime and practice focusing on a distant object.

Yeah, I am. Bought mine on eBay and it doesn't have ANY info. I don't even know how to assemble the optics. Help? If I can assemble it I'll pass along any tips I find to make yours work