Thread: Total Newbie
View Single Post
  #10  
Old 09-04-2005, 10:08 AM
Bazooka
Fresh Blood

Bazooka is offline
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 18
LOL i didnt even realise I had typed astrology. D'oh. Well I am only new HAHA.

Thanks heaps for all the great info guys. I will get in contact with SAS and see what they have to offer.

Seems most of you recommend the Dobsonian. I did not see any in the shop I visited (Star Optics). I was shown Sky Watcher and Meade scopes. How do these stack up? The Sky Watcher scopes looked similar to the one Frogman posted and around the same price.

From what I understand I could purchase something like this and then maybe buy a motorised goto mount later if I wanted? How much would a compatible mount be?

Is there much more to a scope if I required photography? Sounds like a great option but unsure how different a scope would be to just visual observation?

What about other accessories like eyepieces and other things that I am sure exist but I dont know of them or dont know what you call them? What sort of other things should I be looking for to compliment my scope?

Thanks again
Reply With Quote