[PCH (Paul)]

Hi everyone,

I'm a newbie to astronomy and on the forum, so greetings to you all.

I'm probably posting on the wrong forum, but I guess it won't matter too much, as I have a general question about scopes.

I recently bought a pair of AOE 20x90 bins together with a matching heavy duty tripod, rather than jump straight in with a scope, after reading similar advice offered to other newbies on these forums.

Sometime soon I anticipate moving up to a scope, and would love one of the fancy goto scopes (perhaps either Meade ETX125PE, or Celestron Nexstar 6 or 8 SE).

Does anyone know where any of these can be purchased in Perth? I haven't been able to find a dealer, the nearest being eastern states. I don't mind paying postage to get it to me, but if it should need attention, it will be the best part of $300 or $400 round trip to get it sorted out.

So, - my question is this, - just how reliable are these beasties? Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Cheers,
PCH