Hi there,
I am going to buy my husband a telescope for Christmas. The price range is tight, too tight for a dobsonian (I'd probably wait and keep an eye on the classifieds here, but being a present it's time-sensitive too), and I'm mostly looking at reflectors with 700-900mm focal lengths.
What I'd like to know is which brands are good and which to avoid... there seems to be a lot of Celestron about, are they ok? What about Saxon, Tasco or Bushmaster?
ETA: Skywatcher?
It would not be used for land viewing (or not very often, anyway). We live in the country, so not a lot of light pollution, if that makes any difference to which one to buy.
Also, which is more important, the focal length or the lens size?
