Hi Gazz. I don't know anything about the scope you have at the moment, wether it's motor driven etc. If it is I don't think you will gain much by going to the little 4" mak. If your reflector is not motor driven then you will certainly benifit in my opinion, even thought the mak is an inch smaller. I like the compact size benefits of the 4se style of telescope your looking at over the bigger reflectors. I have a large celestron sct but also a little celestron 90mm, or 3.5 inch Maksutov, which I pull out and use just as much. Mainly because it is so easy to set up, I can even carry it in a backpack on my bike. The price you quote from work is ok, not really half price if you look around, eg: [
http://www.telescope.com.au/ $999.00 ] but still a good saving. If your into tech things you will love a little goto over your reflector I think. And if you can pony up another grand?? The "C6-SGT Go-To XLT" at andrews is a bargin...
http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-section-10.htm
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