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Hi JPete
Firstly as you are ASV members I would enquire about the Loan Scope scheme they run. When I did it you get an 8" dob for $10 plus $50 deposit (Prices may be out of date now as it was in 2008) plus 2 eyepieces and a star chart for 3 months.
Great way to see what a decent scope can do without parting with your hard earned. At 8" they are easy to transport so great value for triops away.
If you are going ahead with buying, a 10" collapsible dob is great value. Compared to all other options, dobs give you the most aperture for the $. When you mention Newtonians, just to clarify, a Dob is still a Newtonian, the difference between a dob and other Newts is the mount, not the scope! With all other options you are paying for more expensive mounting systems.
Malcolm
Last edited by barx1963; 08-01-2012 at 04:05 PM.
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