Hi All,
Just introducing myself here. I'm returning to astronomy after a 20 year break. I had a 6" reflector when I was about 17 and I loved it. I have very fond memories of viewing the planets. I was using a very adhoc point and view arrangement back then, simply looking at things that looked interesting in the sky, but I found Jupiter, Venus and Saturn. I can remember seeing a fairly blurry saturn for the 1st time. I could make out the rings with my very basic setup.
A couple of days ago I was browsing ebay and I found a Celestron cpc 800 within my budget and local to me. So I made the decision there and then to buy it. It's now sitting at home. I've been out once with it but quickly succumbed to dew. I need to get that sorted.
Anyways Hi and happy viewing.