First time with a telescope spotter scope shows image upsidedown is this normal ?

Question

First time with a telescope spotter scope shows image upsidedown is this normal ?

Answer 1

Yes.

Answer 2

Yes. Inverted image is the natural result of direct optical magnification.

Have fun!

Answer 3

yes. astronomical scopes don't care which way is up. less optics = more light, which is what you want.

Answer 4

yes.

In astronomy, the important thing is to capture as much light as possible.  Devices used to bring the image right-side up do take a bit of light so astronomers ignore them.

In any event, "upside-down" means very little in space.

It may take time to get used to moving a telescope showing an inverted image (or a flipped image, in some other telescopes).  I suggest that you take the telescope out during the day and practice on some distant object (a church spire, a radio tower).

Just don't point it at the sun.

You should also practice using the different eyepieces that you have.

Don't point the telescope at the sun, even if they gave you a "solar filter" that fits in the eyepiece.  Those are illegal in many countries -- because they are dangerous (I've had one crack in a 2" telescope!).

When you start observing, get used to the eyepieces with the lowest magnification (usually the eyepiece with the highest focal length).  In general, that is the one that you'll end up using the most (because it gives you a wider field of view and it gives you as much detail as the higher magnifications).

Did I say not to point the telescope at the Sun?  Well, don't.