Assistance choosing "grab and go" telescope
Hello all. This is my first posting having just registered with this wonderful forum. Anyhow, here goes.....
I purchased a 10inch Dob October last year, and have spent many a wonderful night in the backyard with my "toy". What I am finding more and more now is that I do not use it as much as I should, simply because of the effort of taking apart the unit, taking it outside, and so on. I have considered utilising a trolley to assist in moving the scope around, but my lovely wife is adamant that this will 'spoil' the rumpus room. So now I find myself considering a "grab and go"which I can pick up without disassembly.My first thoughts were for the Skywatcher 127 maksutov or the Skywatcher 120mm f8.3 (maybe succumbing to aperture fever once again). Has anyone any thoughts or other suggestions?
99% of my observing (visual only) is from my suburban Adelaide backyard and I predominantly tend to view the "brighter" objects typically the moon, planets, star clusters....
Really looking forward for some feedback. Thanks.
ps. Everytime I attend the ASSA public viewing nights and star parties, I swear, the cloud comes in from nowhere.
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