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Originally Posted by NGC2264
At the moment I am thinking about an 8" or 10" Dob, and one of the young guys at the local astro club had a Skywatcher collapsible Dob.
I was wondering whether anyone has one of these and how they find it. Do they have problems holding their collimation throughout the night as you move around the sky? Or should I settle on a solid tube Dob?
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I haven't used a collapsible dob, so can't comment, but I'm pretty happy with my 10" solid tube. It's portable enough to shuffle it round the back yard by hand and move it around the house with a hand cart. Sometimes I wish I had a 12", but I get to see most of what I want with the 10" and would be unable to shift the 12" by hand without shifting the tube and base separately. Get the biggest scope you can move about to whatever extent you want to move it about.... you'll only wish you had if you don't!
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Originally Posted by NGC2264
What kind of eyepieces (sizes and brands) should I look to partner up with a Dob for about $100-$200 per eye piece?
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Well, many many of us have been in this same boat. I think your range is reasonable (though I might restrict it to $150-200). From the (limited number of) EPs I have bought anything under $100 new wasn't worth the difference from the ones that came with the original scope. My Pentax is great, but cost $220, my Vixen EPs are optically really good too, but have a smaller field of view, they are around $175 and much better than the standard GSO ones you get.
Keep an eye on the second hand EP forum here, but you have to be quick....