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Originally Posted by mental4astro
The BEST scope is the one that gets used.
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Spot on right there.
If you want to know the horrors of a manual EQ mount with a Newt then go for it. Its what newbies see as being a typical telescope and they can be impressively large for little cost. So its a con and people quickly find its a poor choice and get put off as a result. Refractors, Newtonians, Dosbonians and Cats all have there place in astronomy for various reasons, Hense they are commonly found. Learn what the figures actually mean and what the strengths and weaknesses of each type are and you start to understand why there are choices and why no single type rules them all. They each rule something. If you have scopes that do what you need then thats all that matters. Collimation isn't too difficult, again learn what the adjustments do . I think most problems people really have with newts is down to the tripod mount that they came with. But with a good mount already a newt OTA is no problem and it may even be worth you picking up a good fast second hand newt to experience for yourself what a "fast" ota delivers as opposed to what focal length gives you with what you have got.