Hi all, I'm doing a lot of research at the moment for my firstscope, and have a budget of $2500.
I was thinking, is it worth getting a 'goto' scope, the kind that simply set and forget, or, is it worth getting a larger scope without the goto function? I'd like to do astro photography as well as explore the sky with my 6 sons. I'm thinking star tracking and moving with the object would be handy? Portability is also important i think.
Getting a little confused about the terminology, any time a scope says that it has computerised GOTO, does that mean it will seek items automatically for you through the motorised mount?
I don't want to get bored as I learn - I wonder if the goto function would actually make me lazy in learning the night sky? Would I get more satisfaction in locating the targets myself?
Any thoughts on the Celestron C10-NGT Reflector scope vs Nexstar 8SE. I'm not sold solely on Celestron, but its where i'm leaning too at the moment.
A lot of questions, but any help is greatly appreciated! Cheers, Tim.
