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Old 12-03-2013, 05:58 PM
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What can I see with a...

Hello all.

Well I finally have saved and scrimped enough dosh to get a proper telescope, to replace my Chinese ebay 6 inch newtonian.

I'm currently torn between a 10 inch SCT eg Meade LX80, for it's portability and potential future AP use, or a 12 inch goto dobby eg Skywatcher collapsible, for it's light gathering ability

Both 'scopes are similar prices so it's going to come down to what I can actually see through them.

I'm mainly interested in deep sky objects.

How much real difference do you'se think there is between the two, visually?

And, will I be able to see colours in nebulae with either, or are they both too small for that?

Any thoughts are much appreciated.
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