Space Explorer

So I was wondering, the difference between 250p and 250px on the skywatcher and according to many scratched heads back in 2010, it was brought up by paul Hereford (I have seen this name somewhere before) they all came to the conclusion it is because the x is for the pyrex glass that is used, i thought i read somewhere dobs don't use glass to make it more affordable, plus i though x was like here is something extra like eye pieces or something, a deluxe..

Never thought of that, the youtuber only mentioned that someone did that, never mentioned if it worked or not, thankyou.

Cosmic, yeah either that or the ultra light one, if memory serves, only difference between the 2 is weight 24kg total net weight, around 4kg lighter and 14kg lighter than my first choice, thanks to the easy storing part of shortening and extending, it can be safely put away without requiring much room, Power pack (guessing for the goto) Extra magnified eye pieces. Definately adding them to the list. Hopefully you can see why I am going for this one because of money it costs rather than going for something, where I can only see a few things and then having to spend another £1199 on this beauty later on, where with just heading straight to this, I can see those few things and 42.000 other beauties in the universe, I probably will spend a few hundred at some point in another scope if I end up at a field and for quickness I can grab a scope point and click but this is for home, not for transportation. on the one mr spock has shown, apparently the 4 black brackets to the top part of the scope can actually be undone and the top part can be securely locked to bottom half, completely enclosing the mirror, has anyone tried that and how did it change your viewing experience?

Astro dad, thankyou, will definately be using the chart 👍

Astro dad, also, if aperture is same thing as 7, 8 or 10 inch, then I have never seen a 0.5km for sale..

Astro dad, no no, I mean just the landing spot, like a round spot or something that shouts out to the guys in the know, that's where they landed...

Mr Spock, that is an awesome piece of kit, is that a goto hanging on the side, like a 1995 mobile phone?

Thanks wulfrun and here was me thinking M15 and M40 were just motorways in england, a few more things written down there to add to the list of first views (I read someones review) the eye pieces I can get afterwards (next month) till then i should get some good views of the moon surface, i know i will never see the blue lake, without NASA's scopes but I heard it is possible to see the apollo that landed with Neil Armstrong and I don't mean he will be there waving back, I mean the exact point it landed, is this true?

Yup saw the goto mount on a dobsonian but not with a flextube, it was a solid, for like £1099, your probably right, that I will need one, so all I have to do ask it to look at whatever I want and it will just point at it, from what I have learned, I have to first point it at an object to get it aligned, so it knows where it is, kinda like a compass, so it knows what direction planets are. The 10" is so I don't run into disappointments, if I just heard of a star or something interesting, I will have more hope the 10" inch will at the very least give me a glimpse (safety precautions better to be prepared and ready, then ready and unprepared) I'm all sorted for the next few or so years without need to upgrade, Mr Spock has a great flextube with a goto, what do you use cosmic?

Hi cosmic, budget was £500 till i found a couple of good scopes at around £699, (most scopes were out of stock), the kind of telescope, I already mentioned up above, like the sky watcher 250p, the flex is lighter but the explorer is even lighter and i don't lose the specs, only snag i ran into, is that there is no goto (is that something that comes built into the mount or can I attach it to the mount) it will be used to observe the moon, the other planets, the nebula (thinking this means deep space) hence why a 10inch aperture would be ideal as it brings in more light, according to reviews, which should be suitable for picking up passing comets, asteroids or meteorites hopefully not in 3d (just my luck, first time telescope an all) I don't want to waste money on just seeing the moon and blurry planets and save up again to buy a second and a third I figure, if I just go for a decent mid-level telescope, that should be all I need for awhile on an educational level (few years) but now I said that, how many of you guys said same thing when you first started and what have you spent since and more importantly are you still married. (In the words of footballs of steel, there is only one way to find out mark)

Mr spock....just saw your last message, I'm looking to image the moon and planets and the nebula and probably other things here and there...

Mr Spock....just a thought, if I get the one without the goto, will I have to buy the goto with a whole new mount or is the goto a seperate thing, that connects to the existing mount? As by the look on yours, it looks like it is built in...

Fair enough, I'm looking to image and once I know what in space I am looking at, which will take some time I'm sure, i can document, i just found this...same as the other flexi tube I think in terms of specs but lighter. Explore Scientific Ultra Light 10" Dobsonian Total net weight was 24kg

Mr Spock 🖖<---- why can I not resist lol Do you happen to have any recent pics of the moon through this scope, i am now leaning towards this flextube... Thanks again

Ok guy's so I found a Bresser Messier 10" Dobsonian Telescope Net weight of Telescope = 11.5 kg Net weight of Mount = 16.4 kg As they both can seperate, it will be easier to manoeuvre than the 38kg one Then there is this one, with these the images will be brighter and smaller objects easier to see with no problems getting up close and personal with the surface of the moon... Sky-Watcher Skyliner-250P FlexTube Dobsonian 254MM (10") F/1200 PARABOLIC TRUSS-TUBE DOBSONIAN TELESCOPE I am not sure on which on to choose as both have great reviews and the flextube is better for storage but should I be considering the amount of times I am going to be bringing it out and extending it (will it wear out quick and have problems with it not staying extended)