AlanThorpe

Lovely scope!!

Thanks everyone for the really helpful replies! I have decided to resist the urge to upscale and keep at 8 for time being!! Thanks again, really helpful to hear all opinions!!

Wow that is some scope there, lovely! Fantastic engineering.

Thanks Olly! It actually comes with a custom trolley and everything. But for day to to day use at the house, I would break it down to mount and tube and asemble then. 2 miles away is a perfect unobstructed site where the trolley could come in very handy though!

Thanks very much John, really appreciate your advice and also everyone else who kindly has replied!

Thanks Faulksy!!

Thanks Merlin66, good advice that, I am weighing it all up!!

Thanks NiallK! You-re right, we only live once!! I have enjoyed the 8 inch for 9 years, so why not!

Thank you very much indeed John!! Leaning towards investing!

I have and enjoy my 8 inch newtonian reflector on eq mount. A 12 inch Dob has come up for sale and I am tempted. It is large! I am thinking derigging it for storage. It comes supplied with a custom trolley. I enjoy the 8 inch for planetary and some hit and mostly miss DSO viewing! Pretty dark skies here and south facing site for the planets. What would you do, stick with what I have or change?