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Originally Posted by Zuts
(1) I want ....
(9) and so on and so on
The list is endless.
Your list of wants will be very hard to reconcile for the price so i suggest the following. Since 600 bucks wont buy a very good refractor and mount i would buy a good set of large binos. These days 600 bucks will buy a lot of chinese bino. Upto and including Giant binos or not so giant binos and a good stand. Remember for 600 bucks you are only looking at maybe a 80 to 100 mm achromat plus mount so for the money go and get a set of 70 mm binos.
Just my thoughts
Paul
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Thanks Paul, and the rest, for your suggestions.
Thanks a lot Dennis, for your very extended explanation. It makes the search a lot easier...
I understand what you say about willing more and more after while, but at this moment, I am starting out. I don't mind spending a little bit more if it's essential, but I don't like to spend a little bit more, because of brand, or just the price.
A colleague said last week, I don't drink a beer if a carton is under 60 bucks. That's not how I am. My Carlton Midstrength is good enough for me. Cheap and does the job.
I have seen a lot of telescopes in the last week, all prices from 100 up to 500. Some look really impressive. I am not browsing at Dick Smith, but looking at Andrewscom and others alike.
What is a good scope, that comes close to my list of desired features?
I understand now that a goto function might limits the manual handling. So I need to have one that can have the clutches released...
It still needs to be compact, easy to carry along, so I understand it won't be the best of the best, but the closest look I have ever had of the moon is without any scope. I will be pretty much impressed with anything that has some magnification. But I don't like spending about 400 dollars now, with the absolute necessity to upgrade next year.
It needs to have, or have the ability to have upright and correct left-right view. I thought the Skywatcher range was that? Doesn't look like they have any goto function though .. (
http://www.myastroshop.com.au/products/terrestrial.asp)
Is there anything, chinese or not, that comes very close to what I want, and is still relatively cheap? Should I look for a telescope with terrestrail use as well, or should I use for a binocolair with astronomy capabilities?
Pfff, it's not easy...