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Originally Posted by fat200sx
Hi I am new to astonomy I've been pretty interested since high school were we were taken to a local observatory a few times. I was looking at buying an 8" dobsonian but have been offered a 12" skywatcher for 860 delivered.
All you guys seam to be very happy about what you see through your scopes, i just dont want to be disapointed and only see a dot in the scope. So is it worth the extra to get the 12" over the 8". I will mostly be using it in my backyard.
Cheers for your help.
John
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Originally Posted by Kevnool
As Eric said get the 12" and you,ll never look back then learn the art of mirror collimation.......  .....ch eers Kev. |
Thanks for the great advice Kev. But I'll add another question to John's question.
What will I see with a 12" truss Dobsonian that I can't see with an 8" solid barrel Dobsonian?
I'm just starting out and new to this forum. I can buy an 8" solid barrel Dobsonian for $519.00. I have been quoted around $1,700.00 for a 12" truss style Dobsonian. Both are from a local shop and both brand are Sky-Watcher.
Cheers,
Henry.