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Should someone mention the price difference, just in case Vector (hi ya Vector!) hasn't explored that yet?
10" dob From Bintel or Andrews : prices around $600-700, scope and dob base, you'll even get 3-4 inexpensive (but not too bad) eyepieces included at that price (and if you read the little print in eveyones byline here you'll see how many people have these very same 10" or 12" dobs)
Something like the aforementioned Celestron C9.25 - $3.5 k or thereabouts on a mount? That pricemay not be dead accurate but I think it's in the ballpark - everyone feel free to correct me.
However there is one other important difference too ...... the C9.25 can easily be used to "track" along with objects as the sky rotates, and believe me the sky rotates a hell of a lot quicker than most people would believe, especially as you use higher and higher magnification.
The dob base at that price does not track, but you CAN get different kinds of under-base platforms that will allow a dob to track for up to an hour, plenty of time to view any object you may desire, even time enough to do some photography. Add about $1200 for something like that on top of your $600-700.
Hope that helps - and if you were already aware of these factors I'll just go sit quietly in the corner for a while.
Cheers!
Steve
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