Thanks for all of the kind responces. Ill try and answer as best i can, sorry if i miss any. First of all this: http://www.firstlightoptics.com/celestron-astromaster-series/celestron-astromaster-130eq-telescope.html is the one i mentioned in my opening post. Binoculars tend to be more unsteady in my experiance (though iv only really used it for spotting terrestrial subjects in the past). In addition to this, I have more than enough storage space, weight and portability isnt an issue as i will be the one lugging it about and im fairly capable. I appreciate the effort in stearing me away from