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Merry Christmas everyone!
I choose SCT for 1 compactness - they'll fit in the limited balcony space where I wish to place them (ever practical) and secondly because I see them as an all round scope with excellent value for money. So if I just want to star gaze or snapshot I can do either well on an SCT.
I got sick of reflectors always rotating the tube so I vs kids could see. With an SCT or MAK there is less need to move the eye piece, especially as I got a cheap bar room stool that is very height adjustable to allow kids to see easily and save my back!
The first scope I ever viewed on was my grand parents 3.5" refractor - quite decent at the time I thought (35 years ago or so), but I'm sure scopes have progressed along way since then.
One thing I have gleaned from this thread, I might be better doing astrophotography with a refractor and general viewing from an SCT?
Yes I see this won't be my last scope (much to my wife's sighs of another endless hobby), its just a step along the journey! I ponder more gazing from refractors and SCTs before I buy might be a very sensible thing! Whilst I don't expect a decent scope to challenge HST, I do expect to understand what it can and can't be expected to do in my locale.
Thanks all for the very useful information you have shared!
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