Hi everyone,
I really am a complete beginner, so here goes:
My partner and I are really into astronomy and stargazing. He's an engineer and physicist in training, so I want to get him a telescope for his birthday!
There are soo many to choose from! I've been speaking to Chris from astronomy alive, who has recommended the Saxon 909EQ2
http://www.astronomyalive.com.au/int...pe-system.html
I know this will do great things things, see moons of jupiter and rings of saturn, but I'm wondering how everyone else feels about this telescope? Has anyone bought it? How do you feel about the mount? Can it see galaxies at all? I want to make along tern investment that I won't have to replace in a new years...
The key criteria for a telescope would be:
-Be able to see the red spot of Jupiter
-Be able to see details of the moon
-Be able to carry it around without a huge amount of trouble.
-Be under $400 (Still a student -_-)
And it would be amazing if it could pick up Galaxies, though it seems that's something only advanced $1000+ telescopes can do...
Also are there any second hand telescopes out there that might be suitable? I'm in Victoria.
Any and all suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated!