[Neutronstar (T)]

Hi,

I haven't visited this forum for a few months and upon coming back I clicked on a few retailer links (yes the advertising here does work ;-) ) I notice one retailer has new Celestron prices in Australia that seem - reasonable? - perhaps I could go as far to say in line with US prices. This leads me to ask what has happened? has Celestron woken and realised there is a market here they are missing out on. I profess to being partially "a noob" so maybe I have missed something.

After looking at these I am considering a Celestron C8-SGT at $2100 as a first time for me for a scope of this type. I am concerned the mount may not be the best choice for smaller childern to use - a fork mount may be better? - any advice here?

Thanks in advance.
PS: please be gentle!