So I visited the Brisbane Astronomical Society's public viewing night at Mt Coot-that. I got to spend about an hour with a very nice gentleman called Chris who recently joined the club and owns a nice Bintel 10" Dob. This was his first scope so it was ideal to hear how he was handling it (very well!) and what he likes and dislikes about it. I got to ask him a zillion questions and he talked me through various adjustment procedures and many aspects of how it works. He was really a wealth of knowledge for someone in my position having just taken the leap himself. Bullseye!
He was thinking 8" but decided to go the extra size unfortunately nobody else had a 8" for me to compare. I'm sure this is a good choice for me but now I cannot decide between 8" and 10". The 10" looked good although a tad bulky. It is also an extra $200 which is possible but stretching the budget. Just not sure how much I would sacrifice by going down to 8". Can anyone advise me on on that?
