What Can You See Through a Telescope?

For most things, it depends on its size!

These pictures represent the view under dark skies—without the moon or city lights. The galaxy, star cluster, and nebula will look much worse if the sky isn't completely black. Likewise, the planets and moon will look less sharp if the atmosphere isn't still. Also, these pictures look different on each monitor, so it's impossible to make them 100% accurate for everyone.