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  1. Graviton1
    Hi @Astro_Dad, Its interesting you say that as I was nearly swayed by the SW StarQuest-130P f/5 because of this mount. Decided the dob was better to learn the skies and the slightly larger aperture would better serve me initially. I was trying to see if it was possible to eventually put the 150p dob onto one of these mounts, but have seen it might be quite difficult for a few reasons (long length etc). Thought if/when I wanted to use a tripod and mount it may be easier to just get a small and cheap 80mm achromatic scope and try some basic deep-sky imaging. Already planning my next purchase🙃🤣
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    Thanks so much for the help everyone. I think I am going to save a bit and go for the SW 150p dob, definitely seems to tick all the boxes for me. Will probably be back asking for help on collimation the day it arrives (😫) but thank you for all the advice! Cheers, Sam
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    😂😂, sorry for the slow responses! I'm still hanging on (just🤣) so many options!!
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    Hi Geoff, thanks for the response. From all the replies I've now seen that £200 will not go far at all in the telescope world😂. I'm currently a PhD student, being the reason for the tiny budget, and was hoping to pick a telescope up to learn the basics then upgrade in the future. It seems that the second hand market may better serve this purpose so will probably look for a Newtonian on there. However, the Sky-Watcher StarQuest-130P f/5 Parabolic Newtonian Reflector Telescope does look appealing from what people have commented so may give in and purchase this scope if I don't have any luck on AstroBuySell. Thanks so much for all the help from everyone!
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    Hi Steve, I'm based in York currently. I hadn't thought about contacting any clubs (didn't actually know they were a thing😂). Appears there are a few in the area so I will get some emails sent, thank you!
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    Hi Steve, Firstly thank you for your response. From your reply and others it does seem like a dobsonian will give me the best bang for my buck. I'll have a browse through the 2nd hand market as my plan was just to get a 'cheap' telescope to learn the basics of star gazing and then upgrade when I have a bit more of an idea what I'm actually doing... I've seen that people say to avoid this strategy as you may be put off the hobby by a cheap telescope with poor optics, but I'm fully aware of this issue. I'll keep searching for the time being and definitely not rush into buying anything, thank you for the great advice!!
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    Thank you for your reply! This seems like the perfect article for my situation and will give this a read asap
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    Hi there, I am new to astronomy and looking for a beginners telescope for under £200. From browsing around I am slightly overwhelmed by the amount of options and would please like some suggestions. I would mainly be viewing from my garden or driving somewhere for viewing, so portability isn't a huge issue for me. I'd say I'm more interested in deeper space stuff but additionally would like to be able to view the moon/planets (if that's possible to do both?). From this, it feels an "all round" telescope may be a good starting point for me but these seem to be difficult to pick out. I've read that a Dobsonian is potentially better but I don't really want the faff of using a table, so feel a tripod set up may better suit my needs. Any help would be deeply appreciated. Cheers, Sam
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