Buying a telescope can be tricky. I guess it depends what sort of experience you are looking for. Are you more interested in deep sky objects or small details in the planets? Is astro-photography anywhere in your future?

and yes,.. unfortunately, price is always a factor. :(

Isabelle

Astro photography is def in the future and it is the planets and small features of them where I am interested mostly in.

Oh man,.. astro photography means BIG BUCKS! LOL! Not to scare you off but I'm told that this is definitely addictive and the costs only go up. In that case, I would stay away from a Dobsonian like mine and seek help by posting a thread on "equipment help" or even "beginner's help and advice" since I am less familiar with the needs of astro-photographhy.

Good luck and may your skies remain clear!

Isabelle

get some good binos till ya save the big cash up for the photo stuff i had loads a fum with binos for about a year and learnt my way round

hows the course go in ?

pat

Pat the course is great, sadly the weather has been pants but the lectures have been great. Loving every minute of it - the advance course starts in April and will be booking straight onto that.

glad you have in a great time sounds good