Hi all. Aussie here. I stumbled on this fine forum during my search for info on reasonably priced Dobs. There seems to be lots of friendly people, so I thought I'd jump right in and ask a couple of questions.
I'm reasonably new to astronomy. I have a couple of old cheap scopes that have allowed me to see Saturn's rings and a few of Jupiter's moons, but from what I have read online, an 8 inch Dob will greatly improve my viewing experience, and is not a massive investment.
Amazon lists the Orion Skyquest XT8 at about US$350, but will not ship to Australia, where I live. There are a few other places I've seen them as well, but they too refuse to ship here. The domestic prices all seem to be nearly double that. Still a bargain I'm sure.
So in my ebay search today I noticed this:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Celestron...item3a67ec325c
I happen to have relatives near this scope and am quite keen to buy it, but info on this particular model seems a bit scarce. Maybe it has a different name when listed on review sites or something, this is where you helpful guys come in.
Does anyone have experience with this scope?
Are there better places I could look for a nice 8-12 inch Dob?
I appreciate your feedback, and apologise if I have posted this in the wrong place or offended anybody.
Thanks again guys.
Bert.