[Screwdriverone (Chris)]

Originally Posted by jmb

http://www.yorkoptical.com.au/Produc...ee3%2cUnitCost
this is in my price range, what do you think???
Am i best to go for the higher ap this is 130mm
am i moving too far from a grab and go?

Hi Janine,

Nope, stay away from this one, pain in the butt to collimate and definitely NOT grab and go, heavy Eq2 mount.

You are better off going for a refractor as a nice, simple, no collimating, no fuss, fit it on a tripod, use it for terrestrial viewing telescope etc

Using the photo tripod as a base, my suggestion is to spend $599 on a GOLD tube ED80 Skywatcher (VERY nice widefield scope with very nice optics) and Bintel has it here https://www.bintelshop.com.au/Product.aspx?ID=7290 for only $599.

See if you can find one with the aluminium case for the same price.

You can use this later for an Astrophotographic scope when that bug bites.

Cheers

Chris