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Originally Posted by neversommer
I think I wanna go for the skywatcher 150mm I will give andrews a call once I am on my lunch brake in 15 minutes and see is available.
you mentioned the x50 finderscope right?
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yep , a 50mm finderscope is lots better.
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Which lens?
Skywatcher 1.25" Plossl eyepiecesTypePrice $(AUD)6.3mm, 7.5mm and 10mm, 12.5mm, 17mm, 20mm, and 25mm$29.00 Each32mm and 40mm$39.00 Each
Skywatcher 1.25" Super Plossl eyepiecesTypePrice $(AUD)6.3mm, 7.5mm, 12.5mm, 17mm and 20mm focal lengths$49.00 Each
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at least 2 eyepieces , my choice if it were my money from those above would be : Super Plossl 6.3mm, 12.5mm, and 20mm ,
and a Plossyl 40mm.
If no barlow as standard kit , I'd ask for a 2x barlow (a shorty style if they have one) added too.
That'll give you 119x , 60x (these are good for planet viewing), 37.5x and 19x (great for wide field viewing - will blow you away as you view the Magellanic Clouds , the Milky Way and globulars !!!) , and with the barlow (best for planetary viewing 238x as your max power , you can probably got to 300x with the 6" under good seeing if you want to later with another shorter focal length eyepiece , a Vixen LV or a Orthoscope 5mm). Coma will be more obvious at lower X , unless you buy a coma corrector (later).
At higher X , you'll appreciate the EQ mount and RA drive !!!