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Children using an 8" Dob
Hello,
After reading through this forum and general searching through countless articles I have decided that an 8" GSO Dob is the way to go for me, the main reason for GSO is the right angle finder scope and more eyepieces.
One of my Sons is really into space and astronomy at the moment, he has read through a few books and we have a pair of 8x21 and 8x42 Binoculars.
I do have a question, has anyone had experience with an 8” Dob and children (2 boys 8 1/2 and 10) in regards to moving these scopes around to view objects or just general searching? I know due to size I will always need to setup (which isn’t an issue) but they do like looking through binoculars by themselves so I want to ensure they will be able to view the skies themselves without me needing to move the scope for them all the time and only having them look through the eye piece.
I would go to a store but the closest store to me is just over 1hr and they only sell Saxon in Solid tube which I am not considering so I don’t feel comfortable going there knowing I am not after one of their scopes.
Brad
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