So I was finally able to use the new telescope tonight. Got some awesome views of the moon, I could practically see John Glenn's foot prints in crystal clear detail. However, I set my sights on Mars on focused in on the little yellow feller and it still looked like a small yellow dot....?

I am using an 8" dob and I had a 10mm lens with the 2.8x Klee barlow. I don't know exactly how that breaks down in to magnification numbers, but I would think I should at least be able to have a pretty decent picture of Mars with it, or am I wrong?

Its hard enough to line up on anything with that magnification as it is. Course I’m just a newbie so what do I know.