Hi guys..this is my first post as I only joind yesterday so please excuse my rambling on
. Great forum and awesome/relevant info for an aussie newbie like myself. I've just splurgged on a new celestron cpc 800 (8") XLT which I anticipate to get in approx 4 weeks time (when I pay it off!! In addition, I also bought:
- 25mm & 8mm celestron x-cel EP's ( 20mm eye releif & 55 FOV - the scope comes with a 40mm)
- celestron x-cel 2 x Barlow lens
- uhtc LPF
- moon filter
- celestron power tank
- celestron dew shade.
I decided on the above due to it's newbie-freindly tech like skyalign, GPS etc but only after spending many nights researching a few options including Dobs,Reflectors,SCTs & refractors and taking into consideration things like, size of aperture vs portability, types of mounts, my hitherto lack of experience amongst others. Thus I decided to go with the cpc 800.
Having read many of the posts and seen some of the equipement owned by people on this forum, is it true to say that I should consider saving up for an ED80mm scope to piggyback as a better finderscope?
I really can't wait to get my scope and hope that I can use the awesome collective experience on this site to make the most out of it.
Cheers