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Originally Posted by doug mc
Another thing to consider is what you are mainly interested in viewing. Different horses for different courses. For high power viewing, a motorised eq mount. If deep sky is going to be your thing, then the biggest dob you can handle. On wheels if your home setup allows it. As for me, I have ended up with an eq mounted C8. Just terrific. Moon, planet, double star man.
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Thanks for your input - certainly the sort of answer I can think about. The only thing would be the EQ mount, although a Meade / Celestron can have an wedge for that I guess or would you suggest a different tripod altogether that has an EQ mount?
I think my problem is I like deep sky objects, but I also like the planets as well. Imaging is a thought but I think that will be later, so probably not so much a consideration unless a scope has that as a package secondhand.
Wheels has come up a lot for moving a dob so will look in that. I have seen a 16" and I think an 18" dob at the club nights and they seemed ok, disassembling a truss dob and packing into a small car. Plus when you break up a truss dob the weight is also broken down into more manageable chunks. I just found the Schmidt Cassegrains essentially have been telescope tube and tripod is the main breakup of the package and that is why going to a 10" Schmidt-Cassegrain is not really an option in terms of overall weight. That is a consideration for the Schmidt-Cassegrain and the dob I am looking at. Love to be able to buy both but can only afford one!