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Celestron 114EQ may be a fun scope, but it will take a long and winding way for a beginner to get there. I still keep my 114EQ in good repair for family car trips and holidays. Dobson style is a reasonable advice, though. However, I would not recommend starting with 10" size - beautiful, but heavy and bulky they are, and need more attention than say, 6" that I own as well. 6" is a great size for the beginner, esp. considering it's bigger f ratio - which gives you better chances for easy collimation and less demanding for eyepiece quality. It's also considerably cheaper and lighter than 8". Remember, except the telescope you must buy a collimator (Cheshire or laser) to keep you telescope in best shape possible. Also, less loss if you cool down to the idea with time. That happens, too. I hope you will not - with magnificent views of planets and stars you will see!
With 6" expect to see:
-great deal of large detail on the rims and inside lunar craters;
-Belts and Great red spot of Jupiter, satellites will differentiate in size and color;
-Saturn rings;
-Bright nebulas (like Orion nebula);
-Star clusters, etc.
I was able to observe all of this even from badly light polluted inner suburb of Melbourne.
Last edited by mplanet62; 13-05-2012 at 12:05 AM.
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