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Old 13-12-2008, 02:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Ian Robinson View Post
There's another guy (who jumped too quick) in the simuilar boat as you are who I've been sharing my limited knowledge with , the following might help you

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=38597

He's opted for nice 6" newt that is pretty reasonably priced after making a mistake.

You'll get more bang for the $ from a dob or a basic (only RA driven or dual axis driven , but not GOTO) newtonian than Schmidt Cass's , Maksutovs or refractors. Give them a wide birth as a beginner is my advise.

Aperture is everythng.
Thanx Ian, after doing some reading and all the advice it does all make sense, I just felt lost and I'm glad I found you guys at IIS, because I would be the poor unfortunate buying a Dick Smith scopethanx again and cheers Ian
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