mikeyjm26

How much does that weigh?

Yes it is a good idea, it would need to a reasonable height for an 8"??? Although I would still like to keep costs down. I have budget which is kinda getting eaten up with the telescope already and not much wiggle room for a separate shed unfortunately.

I have my own decent sized back garden that I could leave it in.

Many thanks for the replies. Really appreciated. It is giving me food for thought. I am thinking the same in that if I have to take it outside all the time I am less likely to use it. I only have one exit from my flat so with no back door it means having to carry it about 20m before getting started. It's no big deal but I know it will start to bug me then I will not use it.

Hi guys, Where do you store you telescope? Can you leave it in the garden under a cover or would that affect it? The reason I ask is that I am looking at a Dobsonian and I was wondering if I would have to bring inside or put it in the shed afterwards every night? Tia Mikey

I stay on the outskirts of a small town and relatively quite close to the countryside. Hi Steve, yes that is correct. Ian has been great and yes I probably was not clear on what I wanted to hopefully achieve since I was unsure as to what some telescopes are capable of. Apologies for that.

My bad. I agree with buying from a known source especially since it is a lot of money. I have been in talks with FLO about a telescope and they have suggested a AZ Gti, Astro Fi and a refractor. However from my limited knowledge I don't think any of them will be great for DSO's but I could be wrong.

I understand the principal but not how you would put it into practise. My eye is not bad but even seeing stars in the sky with the naked eye is tough. How do you know where to point it with the Rigel? I am probably asking this in the wrong thread and sub forum. Sorry.

Yes it from BresserUK who are the official UK dealers??

Newbie question, does this have 2 finders?

I found a 8" Bresser on eBay that is brand new for just less than £370, it seems like a good deal.

Are all Barlow's the same essentially or are some of them not so good? The second filter is now cheap!!! I suppose the best thing to do is see how me and the family feel without one first. Thanks for all the help and advice, it is greatly appreciated.

👍 really good pictures.

You've opened a can of worms with binoculars now lol I have 4 telescopes to choose from, Skymax 127, Celestron 4SE, Bresser 8" and the 200P. I hate making decisions!!! Especially if there are similar items the same.

They are pretty decent images from 200P. Is that using the standard eyepiece?

Hi ScouseSpaceCadet, I have thought about the issues of larger manual telescope and it does concern me. Moving is and tracking an object does not look as easy as using one the other mounts that has the fine movement knobs, sorry for my lack of terminology. Storing it will probably have to be in my shed for a Dob, the Celestron I might get away with keeping it indoors. I do really like the idea of astrophotography but a mount alone would cost as much as a telescope to get me up and running. Then I would need a camera or eyepiece camera. Not cheap unfortunately. I did consider binoculars, I still have a look but my issue with them is how good can they be? I have difficulty trying to hold my phone steady to take a picture of the moon so using binoculars it going to be equally as hard!!!

Hi John, the 10" in certainly quite big!!! Part of my issue is that I like the idea of both visual and astrophotography. Of course astrophotography is not cheap to get into initially so until I see if the hobby hooks me the visual will need to do just now. As mentioned above the Bresser comes with a phone mount so that could be interesting. It would be good to see what the difference in images are like between both telescopes. Using a Dob and manually having to move it to track the object does slightly concern me, in fact finding the object first does lol This is part of the reason I like the idea of the Celestron 4E as I think for what it offers at that price point is pretty good compared to the others but I could be wrong.

Thanks for confirming that, I think the Bresser will be one to go for.

Many thanks for the info. Those are certainly upgrades I will look at getting. Does it require the gear set initially or is fine to begin with? I was considering getting a moon filter and barlow for a first purchase?

Thanks for that. I was looking at an 8" Dobsonian, the Sky-watcher Skyliner 200P seem very reasonable but the Bresser equivalent is £100 more expensive. It is better? Is a dew shield still required? If I go down the Dobsonian route I will need a laser collimator as well.

Ok so would I be correct in saying that a bigger aperture will allow me to see fainter objects as it lets in more light? Therefore would I better off with a Dobsonian or would that be too technically advanced for a beginner? Ideally I would like to view more nebulas etc than planets.

Thanks for the replies. What I find confusing is that you have telescopes for specific purposes. How much of a difference is there in what you can view when looking at planet from a telescope that is designed for it and one not, also when looking at nebula. Can the one that is able to view DSO not focus as well on say the moon or any other planet? Thanks for any comments, really appreciated.

Hi guys, I've been researching telescopes and trying to find a decent beginner's one but I don't know which one to choose. I live in the UK and I am looking to spend around £500. I am looking for something portable and easy to setup. Are there certain brands I should be looking at or avoiding? I was looking at the Bresser and Celestron scopes. I like the idea of the Celestron 4E as it is pretty much fully automatic. I also read that the quality and what you get for the money with a Bresser is very good. If anyone can recommend one or tell me what I should be looking out for it would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks Mikey