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thanks Alan and Russ for the clarification and your posts, i am slowly getting there!
yes i do have a car, but family things are just too busy at the moment for me to get anywhere...but thanks for the viewing offer...the 12" of yours must be a beast
they may have had a collapsible at Bintel, but maybe the $1000 or so budget stopped him from showing it to me? not really sure. I also had 5yr old with me, so i had to be quick!
but anyway...i suppose i was referring to the Dob base...bulky compared to a tripod that can collapse and be stored away easy...but maybe if the scope could be collapsed this would offset that? hhmm...something to think about now...is there a 6" one...to keep the base size reasonable??
and so would there not be any other base for Skywatcher BD150X750 newtonian reflector??
as for the SCT...this was where i started...with the Celestron nextstar 6SE, and looking at a photo of it again..and after being in the shop seeing the mounts....the Alt/Az mount does look much easier! i could also look at the non GOTO version which i think someone has mentioned..just the 6" celestron SCT?
from a quick google search...the CPC is off budget
(and i have enquired with 1 shop selling the 6SE in the USA...wayfair on ebay...roughly $1000 posted...and they provide their own 1 year warranty if shipped to Australia...and im sure the other big retailers such as B&H may do they same...havent asked them...but this risk is something i would weigh up if I was to purchase from USA)
i will continue the research...and will get there!
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