i wont need to carry it more than 5 steps or so and my mum is in to astronomy to so it will also be her scope and ive already got 10 detailed star chats, 7 eyepieces (good ones) great binoculars 7-50 8-50 10-50 30-100,a red led torch, good fillters,on a farm a while from perth so no light pollution and ill leave it there so i dont have to carry it there all the time
ive also read 6 astronomy books that are based on buying your first telescope and your first binocuars and ive been researching for 6 monthes now on getting a bigger telescope(16inche-10inche) ive looked trough at least 18 different telescope and because i only have to take it about 5 meters out side portability is not much of an issue (mum-dad-garden trolly-27yearold brother and 10yearold best friend).they will nearly always be with me. and the reason i can get it is because of 6 people are chipping in on the price and im also $500 under budget and my friend has been into astronomy 20 years and hes helping me pick the scope
i still think a 12 inche would be a good scope for me mum brother best friend and sister and also my pop is dieing (expected liveing time is 1 week)
and he is chipping in on the price so i want something realy big to remember him by.i should have told you this when i started the thread but i was more expecting what type of scope. i am the same as a grade 12 in science mainly astronomy but also chemicals.not english but