Thanks Ian, so long as you’re prepared you won’t regret buying either the 6 or 8” RC. Just on the subject of focus drift - I used to have a carbon 80mm triplet refractor and found that the scope contracted a large amount moving the focus point as the temp dropped, it is as Sara says, a problem if you are manual focusing. However with the metal tube of the 6” RC I find there is no focus adjustment needed at all, just focus at the start of the night and forget about it. Perhaps this is due to the carbon body that just expands and contracts more than the standard metal tube? The reducer that is commonly used with the 6, 8 & 10” RC’s is the Astrophysics CCDT67, it works brilliantly. I’ll also agree with Sara that the feathertouch is a must have. Have you now sold your 8” RC Sara? This thread is rather old as hasn’t got any recent pics from the 6” RC in it, so here’s a couple from galaxy season earlier this year (before the light nights ruined the fun). John.