GrahamCJ

Many thanks Jonathan, I am looking around for a good mount in my budget at least then I cam add a suitable OTA later if needed. G

Excellent advice, I will check it out, thanks for taking the time to reply, all help is much appreciated!

Excellent thank you NF

Qualia, I only joined today and was looking for advice on what equipment to buy. Then I ‘bumped’ into this! What an excellent article, it really hit home, I was not sure what to expect from a telescope as I have binos at the min, this has really made me think about being realistic with my expectations! Thank you so much for this! still have no clie about what to buy but now realistic as to what it will bring me! Thanks Graham

Thank you very much for taking the time to answer! Much appreciated! So much to find out!

Good morning and hi to all. I have just joined the site as I have been browsing and was impressed with the guidance of so many on here. However, I am now more confused than I was a few days ago! I have abirthday coming up and have between £700 and £900 to spend, definitely no more. I am looking to get set up with a telescope and extra lenses etc. I have been using a pair of Celestron binos and have enjoyed that. I would now like a GOTO telescope. So far been recommended a Celestron SE6 or Skywatcher skymax 127 az gti wifi. I am swaying to the skywatcher but have not got a clue about better lenses for the 10mm or anything else really. Should I go with the skywatcher or consider anything else altogether? Quite fancy moving to astrophotography in the future perhaps with a zwo camera but that will be the future. Anyone help with guidance for the telescope and starter equipment please? I have a few books etc but as said, I am overwhelmed at the min! Also should mention i do wear specs and getting wrong side of 60 fast! I know that eye relief is a consideration. Would a 2” eyepiece help?