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Hey!
I can relate on the "I just want it to work" philosophy! My first scope (on EQ mount) felt more like a fight then fun. So I didn't do much observing with it.
Learning from the mistakes of my first scope I bought the 10" goto orion scope and with the advice gleaned from these wonderful boards and chatting with the sales staff I was able to do a collimation and afterward I wondered why the hell I was so intimidated by something that is so easy. It takes 5 mins or less with a laser collimator. Important thing to know: if you aren't doing astro work, the collimation doesn't have to be perfect... it all looks awesome!
Keep the dob, just optimise your load/unload and minimise your extras when you go observing to make the setup/pull down easier!
Clear skies!!
Rob
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