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Kind of new to this, but was looking at Venus through my ES 24mm 82 eyepiece tonight in South East London and at 8:48pm saw a very slow moving object moving below it through my whole field of view for about 60 seconds without moving my scope....I've only ever seen what looks like satelites that move through very quickly, so am very curious what this object may be...any ideas? Do asteroids move like this?

Thanks for all the replies guys. Much appreciated. I'm curious if to narrow it down to between a StellaLyra 10" Dob or a Skywatcher 10" Dob , what gives the best bang for your buck. I keep reading how good the supplied lenses/optics are with the Lyra and that the Skywatcher is supplied with "average" accessories. Would anybody be able to comment on that. Regarding the bag - I was thinking only for the tube (bag in one hand, mount in the other to counter balance whilst walking) :))))) Mr Spock - what are your thoughts are the standard accessories with the StellaLyra? Just spotted this versus a brand new StellaLyra: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204115278123?hash=item2f8637f92b:g:cqIAAOSw2eNjQuml&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoI6WyMKBIXOSAxcQrszqGRaNXXJO9v1Lv1r6V88NClZtckdYo%2FqE45jVevIubsKOmwOgog4fxTCMDg8HWDkcxr4dZC5d2gkf1Ax00n9anxeei3UzbLv%2BC9qtVvfEzqq%2B38GUd4hvy58RRoDpL9%2FVLNHPftFNIKVK6shpvCLNEMxFoP%2B06SxQlnbc4ZBqhk%2BEqhlT6k%2FvNMqL7iwLnEtAxAY%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8zQq6r4YA Thanks

Hi All, New to the telescope world, but been very interested in astronomy for a long time. I have probably a few questions to start with about a couple of telescopes on the market and accessories required for them, especially as it's quite hard to find a telescope to buy and then all accessories simply listed beneath to make our lives easy (everything seems to be listed separately so unless you are an expert...)! So the two telescopes I have in mind are either the 10" StellaLyra Dobsonian https://www.firstlightoptics.com/stellalyra-telescopes/stellalyra-10-f5-dobsonian.html or the 12" StellaLyra Dobsonian https://www.firstlightoptics.com/stellalyra-telescopes/stellalyra-12-f5-dobsonian.html The main questions I have are as follows: 1) For transporting/carrying do any bags exist that would fit either of these in? 2) I have seen I think a Celestron Dobsonian with a handle fitted on it's side to carry and heard of people retrofitting these to other Dobs. Is this possible/advisable and could this handle simply be retrofitted in the middle of the tube 3) Are there definitive instructions of how to clean the mirrors if/when this is required 4) I've read about collimation - this looks to be already built into these scopes? 5) Are there any apps or fittings whereby you can attach and use your phone to guide you to objects (even if not 100% accurate)? 6) Following on from 5) how easy are these things to manoeuvre and follow once you have found your object and does it get easier with practice? 7) Are there any other accessories that would likely be required for these to get an idea of expenses 😎 I am willing to be patient getting this right, therefore would you see these as a good buy for a beginner? I'm near Bromley, South East London so may try and get down to the local Astro club to have a look at similar too. Thanks for any replies :))) Paul