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Hi Luke
I have recently picked up an 8" Skywatcher Dob, new at a price which I couldn't go past and the fact that it is easy for me to pick up and take outside (compared to the C11 I also have). You will easily see a lot of detail on the moon, Jupiter (all 4 Galilean moons are clear) and some deep sky objects. I easily found the Orion Nebula with the 8" and the views are in my opinion, better through the C11. I can even make out some colour in the nebulosity with the 8" which is not as evident in the C11 image. I have clearly seen stripes on Jupiter and the moons shuffling back and forwards.
Mine came with "super plossl" eps at 10 and 25 mm and I have used them a little bit and they do give a clear image. I do however tend to fall back to my other eps which certainly give a clearer view of the finer details. I found the extra bit I needed was a chair that I could adjust the height on and this has made my viewing through both scopes much more of a pleasure as I am no longer at awkward angles.
Brian
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