He he, I thought I was getting ahead of myself
At this time I think I need to decide between an 8" collapsible Dobsonian or a SW500.
I know the former gives better bang for your buck, but I am willing to trade some of that off to buy a setup that can also give a very basic track capability for astrophotography (at least for planets). That way I can see if that also appeals. A win-win situation.
Andrews has the SW500 with dual axes drives and hand controller for $499 freight free, I presume this is a very good deal. Am I right?
Also, do I really need a collimating eyepiece right away?
I think the setup comes with 10 and 25mm 1.25" eyepieces. Given the scope specs, would a Barlow be good straight away?
Tim