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Originally Posted by Hammer
Hi all
my first post here, and its another what do u think type,
sorry for that.
needless to say i am thinking quite hard about my first telescope.
Like most people new to this, it involves a few hours per night searching forums and web pages followed by a stiff drink.
At the start i was looking at a meade DS-2114ATS-LNT this seemed to provide reasonable price with some decent features. I then did some more reading and put that idea away.
I have to say I don't think dobs and I will get on, and after reading some guides here moved on to refractors.
Currently i am thinking along the lines of a
Vixen - Porta ED80Sf
this seems to suit my grab and go style and seem to offer decent optics and basic mount.
other ideas are something along the lines of a
Megrez 88 - M88 - Fluorite f/5.6 ota
setup with a basic mount
Any thoughts
P.S. i guess 2k would be my limit for my first setup.
I live in Tasmania with dark cold skies and variable weather.
Thanks
Andrew
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If the aim is visual and I assume that to be the case for your first scope then I think you would be disappointed with the view through a little refractor. Almost all galaxies and planetary nebs will either not be visible or be very dim smudges.
If you don't like the idea of a dob then a SCT or Mak are much smaller but have greater light gathering power. A 150mm mak on an EQ5 goto will cost about $2000 and have a much greater visual impact than the 88mm refractor. Better still a 200mm scope on a simpler mount.