Help on deciding

[astro_nutt]

Hi and welcome to both Quack and Luka..I brought an 8"inch dob as my first "real" scope..it has taught me a great deal about optics (collimation)...eyepieces (diffrences in magnifcation and quality of images)...and a great deal about patience when trying to find objects of interest (steering the scope using a very smooth and refined manner).
Definitely a great scope to use and to learn the sky from!
Cheers!

[Quack24 (Guy)]

Luka,
chose my astroshop mainly because i have heard heaps of positive comments about it. btw. i bought the 8" last night.

Originally Posted by luka

Hi everybody,
this is my first post in these forums :-)

I am in a very similar situation trying to make a decision on my first Dobsonian.

8" is in my price range (about $500) and I found three places with similar pricing in Australia:
http://www.myastroshop.com.au/produc...asp?id=MAS-064
http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-co....htm#dobsonian
https://www.bintelshop.com.au/Product.aspx?ID=6739

To me they all look very similar with small differences in pricing ($450-$550) and supplied eyepieces/focusers. Any particular thoughts which one to get/avoid?

I can guess that 2" Crayford focuser is desirable as the last 2 scopes have it and cost more.

Quack24: Why myastroshop? Any particular reason?

Thanks in advance