Thank you guys for all your input.
Lot of different views and opinions. I like that.
Alex you made mention of a push-to being better than a goto and the reason seems quit valid.
I seem to agree with Poita as well, in that I too don't get much time during the week to observe.
I do however love packing the camping gear and the scope in the ute and heading to a new darksky spot practically every weekend (except maybe winter here in tassie
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So time is an issue for me and one of the reasons I like the Skywatcher 16" Goto synscan Dob is, that it has a dual encoder and thus I could move it by hand and the alignment would not go out I would still be able to use the goto straight after pushing it 180 degrees say.
Best of both worlds.
I actually like the big old Dobs so size is not such an issue, frankly it's quite appealling.
I don't think I'll get time to travel to Hobart or the mainland anytime soon...I would definetly love to pop in to a few clubs and have a look through one or two.
anymore input will be appreciated.
