tjsimonsen

Thanks for your replies. I think the C6 has the edge still. I have considered the Baader Hyperion IV 8-24. There are some stellar reviews out there.

Hi, I'm not necessarily new to astronomy, but definitely new to actually watching, I have decided to get my first real telescope. At the moment I'm mostly interested in Deep Sky, but I would of course like to observe details on the moon and planets too. As for astrophotography - perhaps down the road, but not now. After doing some reading I have realized that I need at least a 6'' reflector as well as a couple of different eye pieces. I live in medium light polluted suburbia, so the setup would need to be reasonably portable too. I can get into dark country (at least as dark as it gets in Denmark) within 30-45 minutes. Within my budget I have found two setups I'm considering. One is Celestron Nexstar 6 SLT: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/slt-series/celestron-nexstar-6-slt.html The other is sky-watcher star discovery p150i wi-fi: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/telescopes-in-stock/sky-watcher-star-discovery-150i.html I'm leaning towards the Celestron, but I'm worried that the f10 focal ration is suboptimal for Deep Sky objects. Also, is 6'' enough for good Deep Sky watching? If portability wasn't an issue, I'd probably go for a 10'' Dobson. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.