Hey guys...seeking some advice about buying a first telescope.
50th coming up...always wanted a scope, so I'm going to pull the trigger on one...budget @ $5k.
Currently I lay on the back lawn and look at the sky and go wow...so, super keen...super excited...
I'm ideally looking for a scope that's easy and practical to use, setup etc...
Have done a little research and realise it's aperture, aperture, aperture...so I was initially looking at a 14" computerised Dobsonian...but being a complete newbie, I felt I was going to be out of my depth, plus I thought portability would also be an issue.
So I've narrowed my search down to a Celestron Nexstar Evolution 9.25 computerized;
http://www.telescopesdirect.com.au/C...tegory=7664112
or a Celestron CPC 1100 XLT GPS SCT goto
http://www.skywatchertelescopes.com....t-gps-sct-goto
The nexstar seems to have some awesome features (to a newbie) and the only real downside I have with the CPC is having to carry around a battery of some description, + a tad heavier...
Would love some advice and thoughts about these 2 scopes or any other scopes you might suggest...
Also, any other general advice would be greatly appreciated...
James