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[QUOTE=NatalieR;711337]Suzy,
Thanks so much for your thoughtful reply and the links - interesting articles. We're now sold on the idea of the dob but with the full goto/synscan setup and buying a really good eyepiece to go with it.
Natalie, having decided on a dob mounted reflector you have now entered an even more interesting, might I say confusing, arena... eye pieces.
Everyone has their own favourite set up but I have never heard of anyone with only one really good ep. You may well find that ep's are the same as telescopes different ep's do different things very well.
What will work very well for finding the dim little fuzzy patch that is an open cluster will probably not work so well to get the absolute best view of a crater on the moon.
So different ep's for different objects.
Prices are also incredibly variable. Orthoscopic (various brands) have excellent optical qualities but a comparatively narrow apparent field of view and are quite modestly priced
Naiglers have optics that are (arguably) no better but they have this incredibly wide apparent field of view that some people are willing to pay a seriously premium price for.
Whatever scope you buy will come with one or two ep's of reasonable quality and might I suggest you not be in a rush to upgrade to better quality. Take your time, find out what ep's are needed to see what you really enjoy looking at and then start buying.
Brian
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