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Old 16-12-2005, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bono

Can anyone suggest for me a $500 equivalent telescope (maybe from Andrews) to your 80 mm F6.25 (500 mm FL) short tube achromatic refractor (William Optics Megrez II SD) ?

I was about to get a DOB, but I see it is still a little too big for my liking.
Hi bono,

I'm not sure who to recommend for a refractor. I'd probably watch the buy and sell forum. There was a nice Nighthawk for sale there recently, and things like that come up every so often.

Naturally you've got to expect that a refractor isn't going to show you as much deep sky or even plantary stuff as a dob. The Wow-to-Sigh Ratio for a beginner is almost always highest with a dob (and usually by quite a margin). Still, a newt isn't for everyone, and nor is a dob. And Starkler is right: the weight and bulk advantage of a 6 inch dob over an 8 inch is hardly ever worth it when compared to the loss of aperture.

Anyway, happy hunting. (I still think about upgrading my Megrez, so if I'm going to sell it I'll let you know.)

Cheers,

Brian.
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