Also being a traditionalist, dont be so keen on computer control. You can
learn a lot and see more (albeit a slower process) star hoping during your
learning process.
So relax and get a bad neck looking through that finder scope for a few
years : )
I think there is something to be
said about learning to see all you can with the aperture you have, there are
a lot of things you can see in a 10" and I'm sure you haven't seen a quarter
of them yet.
regards,CS
I'm quite sure I haven't seen 1 thousandth of them yet! very very early days for me. Hopefully I can do and see a lot more with daylight savings over. Tonight was a lot of fun.
Edit: and yes I agree about the EP's. I know premium EP's will last a long time and do the job across scopes.
Also being a traditionalist, dont be so keen on computer control. You can
learn a lot and see more (albeit a slower process) star hoping during your
learning process.
So relax and get a bad neck looking through that finder scope for a few
years : )
regards,CS
Good advice, but I'll probably get the AN because a) the gadget freak in me and b) star hopping with so few darn stars is driving me up the wall. And the AN is only push-to so there's still some elbow grease involved
Get both ..argo for the 10"..and while our dollar is pretty friendly
grab a 16" gso mirror to build your own scope around over the coming months ..you get a lot of benefit this way as your enjoying the 10"
more and any spare cash that might pop up from time to time gets ploughed into the 16" so dosn't get diverted to other non important stuff like bills and such
Argo Navis I would recommend first. You can always justify this as it can be transfered to a new scope and therefore not redundant. This means when you really have to change to bigger scope, your AN is still as good as gold!
If I am correct, the larger the mirror, the smaller the FOV is which may put you off. I would say after 10inches 18 would be the next recommended upgrade. The cost of an 18 is so high relatively that the decision is made for you with regard to that upgrade. This is all a bit back to front but it sort of makes sense.......
I've got a 16" LB, I wouldn't buy it for the purpose of putting it in the car. That was the idea I had as well but it's too much of a pain unless you have a station wagon/ute etc.
I'd keep the 10" as a mobile scope for car trips.
With the 16 though, optically it's bloody awesome. I could use it with the 13mm ethos for hours I love it.......I'd only sell my 16 to get a sdm scope.
Oh this is such a question with which I grapple. I keep discovering more with my 12" as I keep observing and I think "this is it - I don't need a bigger one"! Then I think about what detail I could see with a bigger scope. I reckon before I decide, I need to spend a bit of time comparing a 16" to mine in the skies that I would use it in i.e. dark. I also think about the issue of weight with a LB and look with interest at the scopes that IIS members have made that are a lot lighter and more portable. I reckon if I do upgrade, I'll buy the optics and get a mate who's handy with timber to help me build a light weight dob. Until that time I can ponder and still enjoy my nice scope - get a lot of delight from it and then some more a few years downdown the track from an upgrade.
So my take? Take some time, learn more through observing, enjoy your scope, look through someone else's 16" and consider building a more portable one.
Oh this is such a question with which I grapple. I keep discovering more with my 12" as I keep observing and I think "this is it - I don't need a bigger one"! Then I think about what detail I could see with a bigger scope. I reckon before I decide, I need to spend a bit of time comparing a 16" to mine in the skies that I would use it in i.e. dark. I also think about the issue of weight with a LB and look with interest at the scopes that IIS members have made that are a lot lighter and more portable. I reckon if I do upgrade, I'll buy the optics and get a mate who's handy with timber to help me build a light weight dob. Until that time I can ponder and still enjoy my nice scope - get a lot of delight from it and then some more a few years downdown the track from an upgrade.
So my take? Take some time, learn more through observing, enjoy your scope, look through someone else's 16" and consider building a more portable one.
Constructing my own is not something that I'd considered (I did many years ago), but it's a thought.
But looking through someone else's, that's a great idea. If only there was somebody nearby with a 16" LB
Get both ..argo for the 10"..and while our dollar is pretty friendly 
