Newbie seeks 'scope

[stinky]

Nah - Jano I didn't buy a Dob and almost feel guilty abou it! I did have a look at one, looked at other options too. Blew the budget to bits and went for something else.

Enough to say it's on an Eq5 mount and think that will be the first upgrade! Scope should arrive in a week. No doubt I will have lots of questions after first light. Will spill the beans then - (yes I expect lots of criticism - but knowing this place it will all be good!) Cheers bud.

Originally Posted by stinky

If two years after buying an 8" I'm looking at an upgrade you won't hear me complaining. I think there is a lot of learning to be done.

Well my 8" dob lasted me four years, and the only reason I am upgrading now is because those damn Lightbridges look sooooo sexy. Your spot on about the learning thing, and an 8" is a great scope to learn with. For the first few years it is just learn, learn, learn. Once you know your way around then consider upgrading to a 12" or maybe larger. In any case I'm sure you'll be happy with whatever scope you get. In the end, any scope that lets you see the stars is a good scope


EDIT: Oops, was writing this as stinky wrote!!

[stinky]

At the moment the Mk1 eyeball is impressive - just a shame that I will miss Saturn in opposition - would've been kind of nice for first light!

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

EQ is mighty tempting before you experience the different scopes first hand. The EQ5 is a decent mount (I've got one), but it is nowhere near as usable for visual as a Dob (I've got a couple of them too), and it's pretty shaky at over 150x even with a light scope on it, like the ED80 (now sold). But the main thing is that you did not buy a junk EQ + Newt! (I've got one of them too, !) Tell us all about it when you get it!