[ausastronomer (John Bambury)]

Originally Posted by digbyj

Thanks for the help, I got a secondhand (but never used) 8" Dobsonian today. Should do the job, very hazy tonight with the easterly that's blown in so will have to wait to test it out..

That's a great starter scope and as you alluded to earlier, binoculars will be your best option for terrestrial viewing.


I would recommend something in the range of 8x to 10x magnification with 40mm to 50mm objective lenses. Anything much larger than 10 x 50 are difficult for some less experienced binocular users to hand hold.

Cheers,
John B