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Originally Posted by ZeroID
The answer is an 8" or 10" DOB ...
Sees everything, easy to use. The hard part is getting newbies to understand that that is the best bang for buck with the least risk of any option. Once they have started on that path then all options are open afterwards. It can always be sold for little loss when a prefered system has been chosen although most people (like myself) keep one hanging around just for the heck of it.
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I have to agree that a nice sized Dob wins for me! My first scope was a little 4" equatorial mount, but it was hard to use and so didn't get used very much. We have since gifted this to some friends and now they find it hard to use!
Our 12" Dob (on dolly board) and 6" table-top Dob come out to play regularly as they perform fantastic and are quick and easy to set up / point at whatever is up!