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Originally Posted by stavroz
Anyways ,my choice has been narrowed down to a 80mm Ed due to its portability etc. Maybe one day i will get a DOB ( i know someone will try to convince me i should get one ) but now right now.
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I would be one of those people
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Has anybody had any experience with the Saxon or others ED80's?, is it a good buy?
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You probably seen the phrase 'aperture rules'. Well let me tell you that IMO its very much true. I have a 10" dob and i bought an orion ed80 as a second scope. I found the little 80mm scope to be very dissapointing in what i was able to see with it after being used to more aperture.
I ended up selling my ed80 and getting a 130mm f5 newtonian for a grab and go scope. The difference that the extra aperture makes is huge.
I think that most people here would discourage the purchase of such a small scope as your one and only unless you really cannot go bigger.
I suggest you go along to a public viewing night and see the difference for yourself.