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Thank you for the help and advice Peter.

Thank you for your reply, if I may ask, I have been reading some reviews that certain binocular ipd go up to 74mm are these numbers accurate or do some manufacturers make the ipd something like 77mm, but just to be careful in their description they say 73mm. (if that make's sense) And can anyone give their best dos and don’ts with regards to binoculars please Thank you

Hello Everyone, I wonder if I could ask a few questions and have some advice please about binoculars, particularly the ipd of them, I have a large ipd, (76 mm) which is proving a problem for choosing a pair of porro binoculars, as many sets I’ve had a look at seem to reach a maximum range of about 70 to 74mm I would really like a 20 x 80 (or 25 x 100) set with an ipd which covers 76mm, I have emailed a few suppliers and one has replied back, apparently the Omegon Nightstar 20 x 80 has a ipd of 77 mm could anyone on the forums confirm this before ordering them, only to be disappointed? Also I’ve been managed to look though a Celestron pair of 20 x 80 and honestly I found them uncomfortable to use and unless I was using them incorrectly I had two 'dark shadows' running down the centre of the image, would this be a result of the ipd being too small for me or maybe something else? And as always, if anyone in the forums could offer some suggestions or advice of make and models to look at, what to avoid etc, it would be appreciated. Thank you.

Thank you for your reply, didn’t know that this telescope existed, will have a more detailed look at this one.

Thank you for your reply, at this moment in time I am open to suggestions, but forum members seem to like the SL more, however will definitely attempt to view both telescopes up close.

Thank you for your reply, the majority of members’ have recommended the eyepieces and to be honest I didn’t factor this in the overall price, but if I could ask is there a recommended eyepiece make and model for the type of telescope please? Thank you

Thank you for your reply, it would appear from the forum member answers the eyepieces are highly regarded and very important, it was something that I didn’t consider and will have to look more in to it. (no pun intended)

Thank you for replying, if I could ask, what eyepieces would you recommend, or are there some which you would avoid.

Thank you for this video, it has answered so many more questions I had.

Thank you for your reply; it was mentioned the springs are best to be replaced, if I could ask where you would purchase those springs from please.

Thank you for replying, a large number of people do recommend the 8 inch over the 10, are there any reasons for this other than the size and bulk? but to answer your questions, I intend to use the telescope in the garden and would I need to move it about 20 or so meters, however some of the distance will be down some steps and according to some websites I live in a class 5 Bortle area. If I could ask, with regards to the eyepieces, would you have some recommendations please, as in what price range and type would I have to start looking at? Thank you

Hello everyone, I was wondering if I could ask for some advice regarding telescopes please, I am currently (trying) to save up for a first time telescope and have arrived at two possible purchases, one is a is a Bresser 10” Dobsonian and the other is a StellaLyra 10" Dobsonian, both are available from First light optics. I know that many people will advise getting something smaller and cheaper to start with and I can understand where they are coming from, however I would prefer to buy a decent telescope once and learn from there. I noticed that the Bresser from reading parts of the forums is maybe of a better build quality but the accessories are not that good, while the StellaLyra is a decent all rounder but I remember that there was an article regarding about the focuser which I am unable to find. Could anyone offer a fresh perspective regarding the two telescopes which will be used for visual astronomy, such as is one build really better than the other, can they be upgraded to a ‘goto’ product, and can they be adapted to take photos in the future? Etc. I do realise that there have been several threads in the forums with the same discussion, however I get to buy this telescope once and I can’t really afford to make any mistakes. In addition could I have some suggestions on what accessories would be best to purchase? Could anyone offer their expertise please? Thank you.