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Thanks Red dwarf. I am still pondering. Want to buy something before mid january so may get a good deal at teh jan sales. If i find a 'motorised' newtonian 6 inch is it easy to use as a first timer or would you recomende first to just get one without the motor. The scope in your picture looks realy big and I need to send it to the caribean so hope its not too huge. also will also use it to look at the landscape during teh day and the yachts sailing by on the horizon seems as though this will be a good scope for it. Thanks for all you advice.

Ok well sounds as though the newtonian is the way forward. If I wanted to get a motor to help with the stars is it easy to get. Also in your picture is that a newtoniana? how easy is it to transport around if needed? Thanks for all your help feel as though I am getting closer. Cheers

Also wanted to know for info if these telescopes can be used in the day to look at far away terestial objects i.e mountains ect?

thanks red dwalf have checked out ebay and have found quite a few 6 inch newtonian reflector micriscope within my price like you said. I also saw skyhawk-1145P SYNSCAN COMPUTERISED NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE this seems to have a goto motor which I presume could help me find stuff. Although does not mention what inches wide it is so am not sure whether it wll see as well as the 6 inch reflector newtonian. Any advice. Cheers.

I am 100% new to this and know very little about the observation of stars and thought I should get myself a basic telescope. I have no clue on what to go for as it all seems so complicated. I realise that a should get a better spec telescope as a second hand rather than new and is the reason I am asking. Any advice is much apreiciated. I was thinking of spending roughly +/- £250. Thanks for your help