Viewed the moon

[Markaus]

I have to say you guys are bad bad news..........after seeing the moon I ran around, got the 50 power seeker out, took me ages to find it, all very frustrating but when I did get it focused " OMG" this is what drives this hobby, the simple fact that the wow factor was their! Imagine what it's like with a half decent scope/setup! That does NOT wobble

So, youre only bad bad because you're right! which means the celestron wobbly 50 power seeker does no justice to noobies,


This is guys a great forum, great threads, advice and I hope to have a purchase soon.

[mozzie]

hi markaus and welcome..
yep.. it's a great hobby to have every time you use the telescope there's something in the sky that makes you go wow!!!!..know about a purchase of a new scope take your time ask questions join an astronomy club and don't tell the misses what you've bought or how much it was they probably end up leaving you :lol::lol:once they find out...
my advise on a scope would be a 8 of 10" dobbie they are light weight portable plenty of light gathering power and not to expensive and most of all great fun....and a good starting point.
hope this advise helps and welcome to astronomy...

[morls]

Hi Markaus,

I would second Peter there, I bought an 8" dob second-hand and it's been fantastic, you can see plenty to get you started, easy to use, not too expensive...I'm very glad I made the choice I did.

[Markaus]

Yeah, I'm hunting for a 8 skywatcher Dob at the moment with goto.....

[Iceaxe]

:welcome:Markaus



The only thing I can add is -

If you get a dobsonian you need to think :-
-Collapsible or Truss type - easy to transport ect.
-Solid Tube - can be mounted on an equatorial goto / tracking type mount.

For me first was a 10" dobsonian (solid) on a dobsonian mount and some good quality eye pieces,
next will be an EQ6 Pro mount or heaver duty equatorial mount so It can take future loads eg- cameras ect, (by then I would have leant enough from the club to understand it, & not get frustrated),
and when I'm ready ... Astrophotography.

You mentioned dob with goto what about tracking.

And check out a club / society.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/clublistings.html

Joe

[SMan]

Hi, just throwing in my 10c, I also went the 8" Dobs path after starting off with just binoculars, and really enjoying it.

Cheers,
H

[Stu Ward]

Be careful with the dob ota on an eq mount for ap.
Focal length adjustments may be required to achieve focus with a camera.

Stu