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if a few of you think it may help l will do an article
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It would be great, Mick.
The question needs to be asked of newbies "what do you want to look at", but as it's been pointed, they don't usually know.. or, they think they just want to "observe", but shortly into the hobby they decide they want to do astrophotography. That's a whole nother ball game.
The best advice we can usually give is to get to a local starparty or observing group, and look through some scopes before making the decision. When they see the size of a dob, or what's involved in setting up an SCT, and the views through both, they can make a more informed decision.
It's true there's a dob brigade that recommends them to newbies, but to my mind, they are still without a doubt the best value for money when it comes to entry level aperture, affordability, size and convenience. The 8" dob is just an awesome starter scope - as long as you don't want to do astrophotography with it a month later
