Hi all,
Thanks for the response, more would certainly be appreciated.
I've looked at my astroshop and that's where I would buy this from, as its a good $40 cheaper than York Optical, even with delivery thrown in.
The idea of a fold up dob mount for it sounds like a great idea, and as you say would make it best of both worlds. Can you buy those or do you have to make it yourself? Certainly the idea of setting up does not appeal. I was going for the approach that I have to learn sometime, so doing it four nights running should have me an expert by the end!
As for the RA motor, I thought that would be a later buy, and I'll start out with just the mount for starters. Why do I get the feeling this hobby is going to comsume all my spare cash...
As for the binocs, York Optical threw a spanner in those works too, suggesting that I should not spend less than $250 for those! Given that's over half the price of an 8" Dob, I was back to confusion land!
Thanks for the info and the welcome, keep it coming in... I'll keep coming with the questions!
Cheers
Paul