Thanks for the welcome guys,
I appreciate all the comments and I'm glad to see that my line of thinkng (after a lot of reading of course) is close to the mark.
What worries me is that when I talk about getting a Cassegrain Scope there are a number of people who tell me emphatically not to get a Schmidt cassegrain.
Can anybody tell me why that might be and what is your opinion, and are there certain brands I should avoid???
I have been to the public evening at one of the societies but it happened to be too cloudy to see anything so I will be trying again soon.
I don't intend to buy until I know what I can see with the different scopes (kick a few tyres so to speak).
As for your questions Paul:
1. I haven't decided on a budget yet.
2. Auto tracking would be nice but I can still do it manually as well.
3. Would be nice but I would still want to learn to do it manually.
4. Transport should not be a problem.
5. I'm still fit enough to carry a fair load.
6. Luckily no stairs to climb.
Ken,
I remember the Tatto Studio well
, I bet you miss living close to the sea though. Will check out your site as well.
Thanks again for taking the time to talk to me.
Regards
Henri