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Hi all
Thank you. This has been an informative thread. I have the same questions as Jowel. Portability is an important issue for me because I would like to take the telescope on holidays (telescopes love a good holiday, I'm told), so it will need to fit in the car along with wife, 2 children, dog and luggage. I have looked at the Celestron 8" SE Schmidt-Casegrain, but this has received mixed reviews - good optics however seriously overpriced (unless you buy it from the US, maybe Amazon or an escrow service), poor build and quality control, particularly the mount, electronics and drive gears. On the otherhand, some people love it. Maybe that leaves me with an 8-10" collapsible dob. So can anyone recommend or comment on alternative-brand, large-aperture casegrain 'scopes? Also which brands have the best reputation for optical and build quality for dobs and casegrain - eg Skywatcher, Meade, Saxon, Guan Sheng.
Thanks for your thoughts
Bern
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