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Yea once i saw a dobsonian i thought it would be difficult to mount a camera on it for the same reason you said and the stress on the camera itself. Thanks.

RNGC, Messiers? What are these?

Thanks and thanks to everyone for your helpful input, you guys are the best. Does anyone know where i can buy a camera mount so i can take pics of my findings? I have a Canon EOS Digital rebel XTI.

Portability won't be a big issue i could do what many of you have done and add wheels but it's not that big of a problem for me.

I have used an 8in before and they are big and the 10 or 12" dob i posted will be probably as tall or taller than i am but i don't worry about that. I will store the scope downstairs covered and protected so lugging it up and down the stairs won't be a problem. Unfortunately i will be mostly using the scope in a neighborhood but on some nights i can see a lot of things, also my brother and i plan on driving further up north in an isolated area where there is not a single source of light for miles other than cars. Last friday i could see Mars and Venus with the naked eye but when i tried to look at them with my 4in Bushnell i could not get any detail just a bigger spot of light, however, it was still an amazing sight to just being able to see those planets.

I use this website to know what planets i can see and quickly find http://stardate.org/nightsky/weekly.php

Hello again everyone, i am planning on purchasing a 10 or 12" dobsonian zhumell telescope and would like to know what can i see with either of these? I would like to be able to see Saturn or venus or something of the sorts.