[orion77]

Hi all,

Im looking at buying myself a new scope. I currently have a 60mm f/10 refractor that ive had for quite a few years but it has seen better days. Looking at getting myself a reflector but i am just a little bit confused or should that be overwhelmed by the choices available to me. I want it for deep sky veiwing and to do some astrophotography. Ive been looking at the Meade LXD-75(8inch aperture) but have had mixed reveiws from the scope being too heavy for the stand to it being a great purchase for its price range. Ive also looked at SkyQuest XT12 IntelliScope but ive also read that they are not very good at astrophotography because they cannot track the sky as effeciently as a scope on an eq or fork mount. With the money that i plan on investing into this i want to make sure i make the right choice, its not exactly like buying a coffee because if its cold you can always get yourself another one. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanx in advance....
Orion77