Hi Mel
So nice to have another female on here, I think there are too few of us on this forum
, so I'm very glad you've stopped lurking.
I have a 10" dob and love it to bits. Just handle-able, and once on wheels, it's a breeze. Though I have to admit when I first got it I had visions of me being pinned under it if it hit a bump whilst I was dragging it around.
I could see the newspaper captions: " Serious wannabe visual astronomy observer gets pinned and trapped by her own scope doing what she loves doing the most.."
Aye, a tad embarrassing.. squished astro girl is not a good look
.
I'm actually getting a table top little dob soon, I think like you're SkyWatcher Heritage, but in a 4" and the Orion brand (as a grab 'n' go). I'm going backwards to what you're doing.
Perhaps you'd like to join us in the Observation Forum with some obs reports
. I do reports even with binoculars
. It's a great way to learn and sharpen up our skills with visual observing.
I look forward to your contributions.
Have fun and very glad to have you with us,
Suzy.
P.S. I love your avitar by the way!