Raychin

Thank you! I am not completely familiar with eyepiece brands, that’s why i said upper model brands or so ( just like a Tata and Mercedes). Well for a 100€ for an eyepiece, that i will use long time, is perfectly ok. Related to this does Celestron Zoom eyepiece 8-24mm 1.25" is something that will be useful or is a toy for a boy? Now i am after a Dew Shield and ring heater. I am not sure with what the aluminium Celestron Dew shield is better (or it’s not), compared to a soft one fro Celestron or from another brand?

Thank you for that advice! I will follow it! Can i ask about the eyepieces? Should i buy mid lvl brands and models or it is ok as a complete amateur, to start with the upper models and brands? I don’t imagine that i will see live image of Jupiter, Saturn, Mars just like in NG magazine! But will be a noticeable difference of view between the different lvls of eyepieces with the naked eye gazing thought them?

Well, after all have read and all opinions here and there, i’ve decided to go to Celestron 8SE. It is a perfect start for my new hobby. Well known telescope, with everything a need - great for visual, not so heavy, go - to and have opportunity for further upgrade. I will start with the basics with this scope, with a mobile phone attachment, some barlow lens (2X), some filters, and will start gazing. I will keep you posted in separate topics, keep asking questions, and keep reading, and most of all a lot of time spend watching the skies from here and there! thank you all, again, and Happy New Year and clear skies.

Yeah the cooldown of about 30-40min is must i have read. Also the dew shield is also a must have it here in Sofia. I live in a relatively greenish neighbourhood and there is a lot of moist here. Well Skymax… let’s say i am on to it. I need a goto tripod mount…. I assume the Sky watcher mount for beginner, so Azimuth one. What will be string enough to support the scope itself and the torque from the rotation?

Here in Bulgaria the only thing on the market is Celestron 70/90 AZ. I will buy my telescope from abroad for sure! Well it is ok my terrace is on top of my building and there is a terrain slope in front of it, so my nearest building ahead of point of view is lower than the horizon and the mountain ahed. But i am limited to South, South- East and South- West skies, as well as very top since my pergola is electrical and can be retracted for 90dgr view of Polar star. Yes, should be more stable, but the fork is not the prime for me, the big eye is So Skywatcher Skymax can it be a good starting point to my observation? And if Yes, with which goto mount should i paired it?

The 8" Newtonian + equatorial mount was just a suggestion about the visual approach i want, hence i am 187cm and will manage the height. But the body positions will be strange, i admit. Since i am from Bulgaria, here the Orion belt, per example, is straight ahead from my terrace, but everything else will be sometimes at 90dg upwards, so yes this is my last option. The fact is that here we don’t have astro-clubs. The only place where i can see a telescope is in my city central walking street, where a guy every night deploys a 8” dubsonian, and in the photo stores and malls where one can only see Celestron Astromaster 70/90 AZ at most. So i cant’t actually see and touch by myself what’s will my best option. I have experience with my other hobby - airgun shooting. There there is 2 main categories : spring or pcp. I knew i want pcp but still inopted for the spring and in matter of 2 months i was involved with selling the spring and getting pcp of my type, not a gun for shootouts, not a gun with Star Trek design, but a good high power pcp gun for my pleasure. So all this is to explain why i want at least goto mount, what I want - visual and eye observing, minimal to non astrography. But still from the beginning - i don’t want a “white elephant” telescope to stay somewhere in my apartment. The Bresser Messier MCX-127 have a double fork, and i have read that this is very stable base mainly for imaging, but i assume and for amateur first steps in observation. I honestly don’t have a deep research about the quality of different telescope brands, but i definitely want a high quality build brand telescope. Celestron Evo are just above my very budget top, so for now i will ruled them out. I don’t mind to by a second hand scope as well; a tube and goto mount separately too. That’s why i need ideas, brands, models within what i have already cleared out in my mind - visual mainly planets, Moon, some bright deep skies Recently i watched Sky Watcher Skymax 150 and goto tripod mount for this scope. What you think about it?

Aha… well less astrography and main use for visual observation. I already know the azimuth mount is user friendlier let’s say. The last is a bit huge, yes. Well for the city skies and pure beginner, maybe my initial option 2 will do the job for a while?

Thank you for the comments! Well - i am open for alternatives and for suggestions for eyepieces! I am not limited to those options above, in fact i am more close to : https://www.astroshop.eu/telescopes/celestron-n-200-1000-advanced-vx-as-vx-8-goto-telescope/p,32998 but i am not sure if this is not a bit overkill…. It is nit compact, but have power, goto, great mount, and possible good options for upgrade. What you think?

Hello! I know…. But… I want to start stargazing. I have a lot of time and good terrace to put a telescope on. Mainly i want to observe the night sky - planets, Moon, some bright deep sky objects ( if i manage to see more than a bright dot). And yes i want it with go-to so my wife can use it as well but just like a user. I have made some research, but i am still a bit confused. My budget is about 1000-1200€. So far i am into these options : 1. https://www.astroshop.eu/telescopes/bresser-telescope-ac-102-600-ar-102s-messier-hexafoc-exos-2-goto/p,54275 2. https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php?products_id=11365#cs 3. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/bresser-telescopes/bresser-messier-ar-127s-635-refractor-ota.html 4. Celestron 5/6 SE I have a DSLR but i will take few images, i want to stargaze and stare the night sky, as i mentioned. My location is in the city, but i can move to dark locations, so it’s not needed the scope to be very portable. I know the Celestron 8SE is one of the best starting points, but maybe i prefer a less powerful scope, but to upgrade step-by-step with eyepieces, filters, lenses. The above mentioned scopes are not obliged and i accept any suggestions. Thank you in advance!