kasabian21

Hi, First of all, hello everyone! As you can probably tell from the title, I'm looking to purchase my first telescope. After two months of pure research, I've whittled it down to three options (in no particular order): 1) Skywatcher Skymax 127/5" AZ-GTI (link) 2) Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130 (Newtonian) (link) 3) Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 5" SCT (link) I'm currently leaning towards the Mak or the SCT, but the Newtonian is also an option given that it is cheaper and that means there's more budget for eyepieces, a collimator etc. A dew shield, powerpack and at least one higher quality eyepiece will be purchased with the Mak/SCT (probably a 32mm plossl to allow for a wider FOV). Now, I know many of you will point me in the direction of a 6" or 8" Dob but my current situation requires a far more portable telescope. I like the idea of the GoTo mount and the StarSense app, and I don't think I'm too fussed which I get. I know the former will track objects for me, but the StarSense app looks like a great piece of software that should make navigating relatively easy. I'm interested in seeing a bit of everything, but objects in the solar system will be my first port of call as that's something I've been interested in for a while. What are people's thoughts on the above? If you had to choose one of the above telescopes for a beginner, which would you suggest and why? Cheers!