Hello!
Total newb here. I want to purchase a telescope for the family to look at cool stuff in the universe and take pictures of it easily in electronic form.
Preliminary research had told me that I want a refractor in the 4-5" range.
(I would imagine that the lens diameter follows the bigger = better rule, actually.)
Budget is up to $3,000. I want to buy one telescope to use for years and hand down to kids.
It has to be light enough to be portable by two people.
Ease of use is important, but *image quality is the most important criteria.* I want the most bang for the buck in terms of image quality.
Please give recommendations - and also correct me if any assumptions are off.