Thread: Total Newbie
View Single Post
  #5  
Old 08-04-2005, 10:06 PM
frogman's Avatar
frogman (Anthony Lord)
Host to the Stars

frogman is offline
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Canberra (used to be Kulnura)
Posts: 531
Welcome and gidday

Ummmm 1000 should get you a 10" DOB with a few standard eyepieces. If your looking for something with a GOTO then your going to need quite a bit more $$$$$$ a PUSHTO for a dob (no gears, push till it beeps) is around the $1000 mark.

Youll be told .... depends on what you want to look at, Planets or DSO's (deep space objects, like nebulas,galaxys ad stuff)........dont worry about it..... if you have a selection of eyepieces with your scope you should get.....something like...... 9mm,15mm,25mm,30mm. These allowed me to get good usage out of my scope and i have seensome magical sights......

Thats my opinion and im sure they will be shot down somewhere, but i am only a relative-newby to the "sport" too.

Anthony
Attached Thumbnails
Click for full-size image (scope6.jpg)
48.8 KB202 views
Reply With Quote