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Originally Posted by prova
solid-tube or truss really doesn't matter too much:
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Hi,
Yes it does matter and it matters a lot. I have a 10" solid tubed dobsonian and it is more awkward to transport than my 18" Obsession. For this reason I will be building a 10" truss tubed dobsonian as a "travel" scope and then selling the 10" solid tube scope. I will never own a solid tubed dobsonian ever again, unless it is on an equatorial mount in an observatory, never to be moved.
The Lightbridge is definately worth the extra cash IMO, if for nothing other than ease of transporting the scope to dark skies.
FWIW I will never own another scope without Argo Navis either. It saves an enormous amount of time and allows you to cover 300% more targets in a night than without it. Caveat. If you do get the Argo Navis and want to "learn" it is important that you spend some time "not" using Argo Navis, so that you learn the night sky, the constellations and how to star hop.
Cheers,
John B