Hi all, well its been a while since my last post... but in the last 2 weeks i have had the oportunity to to use a 8 and 10 inch Geng Sheng Dobsonian ... well i have to say there is no comparison with the old 127mm celestron ... as of monday i had a choice to make.. my uncle had purchased the 8 inch from bintel only 2 weeks ago.. he is rather well off.. and decided that he was allready to step up to the 12 inch.. so my option was this... pay $400 to my uncle for a 2 week old 8 inch ... or pay $679 for a 10.. after speaking with the guys at bintel... i decided that becuase my uncle lives in the city he is better of with a bigger telescope... so i purchased the 8 inch of him... with the extra money that i saved.. i purchased myself 5 filters... a Moon filter.. and 4 planetary filters.. and one cheshire collminator... i have to say.. i cannot be happier... last night at about 2315 Jupiter came up into view and was a site to behold.. albiet the moon being a pain in the rear...leading on from this thread about astro clubs.. both traralgon and bairnsdale a a fair drive away... but over the past couple of weeks... people have approached me in dicksmith regarding cables and such that they can use to control there telescopes they have... and have since found around 6 people in sale that may end up forming a club of some form.. so thanks everyone for thier input over my various post across iceinspace.. and im glad to say i finally have an entry level scope
