Planetary detail is SkyQuest XT6’s strong suit. It easily extracts detail from Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus and the Moon.
Jupiter’s The Great Red Spot, 4 Galilean Moon’s and its many stripes are easily visible with Orion SkyQuest XT6.
Rings of Saturn are also easy to see with its Cassini Division, and many moons of Saturn are visible, including its largest moon Titan, which appears as a yellowish dot.
Some surface detail on Mars is visible as black stains and its Polar Ice Caps are noticable as white stains.
Uranus and Neptune will apear as blueis dots, and Neptune’s largest moon Triton will be visible.
Phases of Venus are easy to observe with the SkyQuest XT6.
A 6mm Goldline eyepiece will improve planetary performance drastically.