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Hi Joe
Thank you for your reply.
I primarily want a scope or binoculars that I can easily carry around, or don't have to spend much time on setting up (meaning taking out of the box, putting it up etc). I just want to be able to pick it up and be able to use it straight away.
I guess what I am looking for is a binoculars with enough resolution to be able to see jupiter, its moons, saturn and its moons and some DSOs (which can be seen at such aperture/mag). However, if I get a better performance out of a small portable telescope like Orion Shorttube 80, which is as portable, I am guessing it would be better to get that since there is not much difference in price between the 9x63 binoculars and the shorttube (the shorttube comes out $20 cheaper).
My main issue is that I haven't bought my first scope (apart from a dodgy Digitor 10x50 ruby coated binoculars from DickSmiths, which is the worst purchase I could have made!) and am trying to do all my research before shelling out the money (which is quite scarce at the moment).
I totally agree that the moons will show up as spots of light and jupiter and saturn on their own will be more pronounced than the moons. Actually that is what I am looking for (so basically a binoculars performance). I am trying to learn the night sky using Sky Safari and need a binoculars/small telescope to see much closer .. and once I have saved enough for my Meade, yay.. I will be rocking !
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