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I started out purely visual only in the hobby with a 6” newt , then the Astrophotography bug bit me and now after 5years I enjoy both visual and Astrophotography ( Astrophotography consumes the majority of my sky time )
Visually I progressed up to an 8” dob (manual) and then 3 years ago bought a Skywatcher 12” Goto dob and love it.
I just wheel it out of the garage with a parcel trolley on the driveway, level it , a quick check of Collimation, perform an alignment and start observing.
I’m 61 years old ,70 kgs wringing wet and with a history of lower back problems but I can handle the 12” with ease (a 14” or 16” would be out of the question)
Complimented with a vast array of Televue eye pieces , the views are incredible.
The Skywatcher 12” Goto is a great versatile scope and the Goto is fairly accurate ( target is within field of view of eye piece)
So I started with a 6” newt and after 5 years settled on a 12” newt which is a big as I’ll ever need to go
My story .........
Cheers
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