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One thing to note, a Dob is not an easy setup and go device its no goto.. I spent 6months with some meade binos one of my mates sold me. And with almost weekly discussion with these guys around the office i learned a lot about Astronomy. I wish in someway post my first experience that i new the sky even better. Fidning things is not easy, it is an art to master but worth the effort. My mates told me goto, because they were concerned i would go away from the hoby if i did not see much. One of the guys has a ETX-90 and he can do a tour of the sky in about an hour with no hassles. I loved that idea but no budget for it. But i gues diffrent people have diffrent tastes. When i saw jupiter, all the effort was worth it. Even my wife was blown away by it..
So for the beginer who can afford it the ETX are excelent starters. If i could afford it, i would have got the ETX-105PE.. or even the 125PE if not for some negative reviews on its stability.
Also I would urge newbies to look over at the Cloudynight reviews and forums. This will help you vastly in understaning what to expect and what not to expect. The first thing my mate told me was not to expect to see, what i see in magazines.. Its one thing to gather light, its another to hold the scope steady long enought to gather more light. Some of the best photos are taken using small cheap refractors, on rock solid EQ mounts.
Nothing is imposible though see Iceman and his EQ platform, those early shots are fab.. Then look at the Amture in barbados shots.. thos are by far the best photos i have ever seen taken by an amature. But look at his mount.. rock steady..
Regards
Netwolf
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