It concerns me that Nettie sold her scope for the same concerns I have. And yes, I would be relying on help getting it in and out of the car. I just found out the tube weighs 12 1/2kg which is a bit more than a quarter of my body weight. I put that in so you can see the bigger picture with one of my concerns. But then perhaps I have strength i don't know of yet.
Nettie, were you only reliant on the 10"? Or was it still a hassle to use on the odd occasion even if you had a smaller one?
Am I foolish to assume I would still use the 6" if i had the 10" around, and then end up only relying on the 10"? That's where I'm at, at the moment i guess. I thought an 8" might be a good compromise, and sell off the 6", but i've heard there isn't much of a difference between the two (?). It would have to be a fair amount of difference to sell scope and pour more money into a new one. Hubby already spent money and work putting wheels on and did repairs to the mount because it was so stiff! Honestly, i don't know why they didn't go just one step a little further with these dobs!
Lyz, as for the tube and mirror you mentioned... I was told over the phone that there was a dent (surface only) on the tube and the mirror was dirty. Made me nervous, but as i don't know a lot about these things (hubby was very nervous about mirror) i don't know how nervous i should have been.
By the way, i just finished reading an article in this month's Aus. Sky and Telescope magazine on "What to know before you buy". It was highly informative and I learnt a lot, despite me doing a ton of research before I got my scope! This had to be the most informative read yet. Highly recommended to newcomers that haven't purchased yet. In one section, it pointed out that with a glob, I would get the same view with my 6" at a dark site as a 10" in the city, and that a 12" won't capture some famous clusters, i.e. the Pleiades - would the 10"?
I've learnt a lot from you all and from this article (which was timed well for my query!) I so appreciate everyone's generous help, what a fantastic bunch of people on here! Hopefully, my questions within this reply will be my last on this topic as i don't want to hassle you'll any further on the same topic. I've been a good student, I've learnt a lot from you'll already!
