Just rang AstroShop and while he said the Vixen 130 is a good scope, he recommended
this 8' dob. Can anyone give me an idea of how high it is, and how high the eyepeice would be? It seems like it would be awkward to lug around and not the sort of thing that would fit in the boot of a smallish car. Oh and would it be any good optically?
I really don't like the idea of pushing a dob around the sky, I think I'd much prefer a mount with couple of knobs for fine tuning.
Edit: Russel I didn't see your post when I wrote mine. Your pretty much repeating what the guy at AstroShop advised. My only concern is the expense of turning a dob into a goto, and its size.