Before I race into my noob plea for advice, let me just say how fantastic this site is, how awesome the wealth of knowledge is and how much I've learn't from spending the last 2 hours reading. You all should be proud.
Ok, question time, and yes, a question you would have been asked a 1000 times and Im sure will be asked 100000 more.
I have had 3 scopes over the 30 years I've been able to look up, the last 2 were cheap refractors which found their demise back in the "refunded bin" from were they came.
I'm now upping my budget and stepping out into quality territory. Now I dont know much about astronomy, I know alot about aperture due to my photography and video production.
What I want is a scope that will show me some cool things, not just your nice moon or saturn views, but just a little extra, plus I want something that can take a camera easily and track with ease as well.
I have read so much on this site and others and after looking at so many different styles and brands, I have come down to 2.
Here are links and scopes;
1 = Brand: Meade
Model:
Lightbridge 8 Deluxe http://www.staroptics.com.au/index.p...lescopes&p=109
2 = Guan Sheng GS-880 250mm x 1250mm
http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-co....htm#dobsonian
Now at my knowledge level, all I come down to is that I'm getting a 10" from the GS for $200 less than with the 8" Meade (or spend the same as the meade and get a 12" GS.
However I have no idea if either of these would suit a not so begining beginer.
Any help or advice would be great, I would prefer to spend around $700 at most, but I understand if I need to bite the bullet and push that little higher.
Thanks in advance.
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