Glenmore:

Probably not much you can't already tell me about my scope, but here's a link to what I have:

http://www.telescope.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=5154&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=4&iSubCat=13&iProductID=5154

I'm happy enough with it, this whole Mars thing is kind of a downer, not being able to see any detail so far, even with the 10mm eyepiece.But I'll keep trying, as was already mentioned, maybe I need a better night for viewing, and with the website that was provided, I'll know more what to look for, so it may help.
So far I've just seen Mars and Jupiter, including 4 of the moons.
Looking forward to Saturn, I don't think it's visible right now in the evenings, is it? This Winter I think is when we see that, or no?

It was bought on a budget, for the price I think it's OK.

Would I be able to see details on Mars, for example, with my 70mm refractor if I had a different/better eyepiece, or is aperature my only real problem?

Gilly