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Old 20-03-2006, 08:25 AM
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Buying Another Telescope

Hello, I am in the market to buy a new telescope, what I am interested in
is Deep Sky objects ie:galaxies,nebulae but also enjoy viewing the planets
I have a open tube Dob 18" mirror for over 16yrs imported from the USA but because of health reason have not been able to use it for some time now, so what I would like to buy is a Telescope with a sturdy mount and 5"or 6" aperture around the $2000 plus or so price and easy enough to set up on my own. I would also like to be able to view the night sky using a laptop with software that I can just sit on a chair (arm chair Astronomer) and be able to view anything that the software on a laptop can show.similar to the "Goto" I have all the eye pieces,filters etc but they are 2" Nagler and very heavy, not sure how they would go into a smaller scope. I would be very grateful for any advice and suggestions .
TIA
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