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Originally posted by TheAmused
i want to know the type of telescope's yall use.

Here's the current equivalent model to the telescope I use, though mine is an earlier version made prior to the GPS and ACF versions:
www.optcorp.com...

i want to see jupiter..lol
actually i want to see the moon to like that one also.

If you want to see Jupiter and the moon any decent beginner scope will show you both, but not all beginner telescopes are well-made or easy to operate, and most telescopes will not show these objects in quite as much detail. "Lucky imaging" is used to pull out details even the human eye can't pick up. Here's a clip of the raw video used to make the image of Jupiter seen above:
www.ustream.tv...
That's what you can basically expect to see by eye, and you'll start to see a little more detail than that once you've trained your eye. Also, here's some raw video of the moon shot with the same camera that made the moon mosaic above:
www.youtube.com...
Again, this is a good representation of what you can expect to see by eye. Astrophotography is required to reveal more detail, and a good telescope with tracking motors is required for astrophotography.

But i got no idea what to go buy.
do i buy that cheapO at walmart ?

Noooo, avoid the cheap stuff like the plague. It'll only lead to frustration. Binoculars are more enjoyable if you're on a tight budget.

and cheapest one i can go buy that i can see jupiter with?

This is the absolute cheapest telescope I would ever consider buying:
www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=reflectors/~pcategory=telescopes/~product_id=09541
*sorry, ats eats the link

If at all possible though, I would recommend no less than this telescope:
www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=reflectors/~pcategory=telescopes/~product_id=08942
*sorry, ats eats the link
The second one is similar to a telescope I had and used for years with great enjoyment.

Oh can i buy a telescope i can see the ISS with?

I've seen guys track ISS by hand and use video cameras to record it with telescopes like the last one I linked to, but I've never been any good at the hand tracking method, and if you want to see it visually in the eyepiece you'll need the telescope to automate the tracking for you. That's really advanced stuff and requires a telescope basically no less capable than the first one I linked to which is like mine. You could probably do it just as successfully with an LX90 like this, but the computerized tracking is a must in order to really "see" it:
www.optcorp.com...

all great pic's guys

Thanks!

[edit on 19-11-2009 by ngchunter]