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Choices!!
I am looking at buying my first telescope (yep, here we go again!!). Whatever I purchase needs to be robust and portable, because it will travel Australia’s outback, in conditions less than ideal. Other considerations are the ability to use the telescope to grow later capability; and resale value, just in case!
After whizzing around lots of web stuff, I have found a great ‘home’ here on ISS, and thus seek members’ learned opinion. Here is the equation - two possible choices: Skywatcher Maksutov Cassegrain 180, and the Skywatcher Pro ED 100, and whether or no the related goto mount is a good idea. Prices do appear particularly attractive at the moment!
Planetary observation and some deep sky stuff would seem to be the sensible limits, but fine image without having to spend stacks on eyepieces and other stuff is very important to me. When the immediate thought of appeture size hits, I reckon that later on, a 12” dob will become part of my life!
So, which telescope, what mount?
In anticipation………
Last edited by Greenswale; 13-03-2007 at 07:11 PM.
Reason: Question was not obvious, now added.
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