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Originally Posted by Steffen
I’m in the exact same situation. Actually, already one mistake further down – she’s got a 60mm f/12 frac on a rickety AZ-1 mount. Everything about that rig is laughably inadequate, but her parents wouldn’t listen to me…
Even though it’s a featherweight, she is not able to set it up by herself, let alone use it. Truth be told, I’m unable to use it without a lot of swearing and cursing.
I’m leaning towards a 6” Dob, or perhaps a little tabletop Dob at this point, just waiting for something to come up.
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Thanks mate for the warning. I am now considering just giving her my Celestron 80mm spotting scope. No Eyepieces to change, it has a 20x to 60x zoom, no pieces to lose, other than the lens cap.. It is rugged and comes in a padded bag. It would be way over budget if I was buying it for her, but it's sitting in my closet and I hardly use it. I might have to get her a better short tripod than my tall skinny old one.