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Originally Posted by Monstar
I'm totally new to both astronomy and this forum. After searching the web for a couple of days I've decided to buy a 6" Dob as my first scope. The only real options I've found are the Skywatcher and Saxon. Both have similar accessories and price and just wondered if you guys rated one more than the other or any other options.
Also as my main criteria were weight, portability and ease of set, so i was also considering the Skywater 130P collapsible Dob, would there be that much of a difference between this and a 6" Dob for a total noob?
Also what accessories would you suggest, I've already thought of maybe a moon filter and some sort of Barlow.
Also congratulations all on a great site, it's very informative but also has that touch of humour that I love,
Cheers!
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Johnny
Well done on some good research. I would go the 6" every day of the week unless there were really compelling reasons to go the smaller 130P. While it may seem that 5.12" and 6" is not that different it actually makes a significant difference to what can be seen.
With accessories, a moon filter is not a bad choice, but certainly not essential, and wouldn't bother with a barlow. More important are a set of decent charts and a red headlamp so you can start to find objects.
Malcolm