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Originally Posted by TwistedRider
Just adding my 2c worth
Love my dob.
I started astronomy about this time last year, so still learning, but happy to help with beginners info.
I have the SkyWatcher 10" Collapsible Goto.
Love it to bits and have had some basic photography images turn out ok. Only using a mobile phone so photos are a lot worse that what is seen through the eyepiece.
Have had very clear and amazing sights of the moon, Jupiter and Saturn. Also a few nebula and clusters
No reason the smaller sizes would give less enjoyment.
Dual speed focuser would be great, and likely to be the 1st major scope upgrade part. Otherwise it's very hard to fault. Collimation is simple and takes all of 5-10 minutes once you are familiar with it.
Happy to answer any questions you may have.
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Thanks. I will look into both 8" and the 10" Bintel Dobsonian scopes and see which is reasonable in terms of space consumption and then make a decision.