henrique_rs

Hello guys, sorry for the lack of messages in the last few days! I read all your messages and I have to thank you for all the support Meanwhile I took a decision and bought the Omegon. I talked again with some people in astroshop and they convinced me eheh In fact, it seems a nice telescope and I believe I got a nice deal. Also, astroshop is (maybe) the only store in portugal that sells telescopes and so in terms of support I think it can be useful. Anyway, thanks a lot for your feedback. I will post some pictures of the telescope when it arrives eheh Cheers

Thanks a lot for the feedback! It seems that AZ mount is consensual. From what I could see in the astroshop there is no 150 mm aperture telescopes with AZ mount. Is it a technical restriction? Do you think that 130 mm is a nice option? Can the EQ mount be "motorized"? For the 150 mm aperture I saw these two options (besides the omegon): https://www.astroshop.pt/telescopios/ts-optics-telescopio-n-150-750-starscope-eq3-1/p,56527 https://www.astroshop.pt/telescopios/bresser-telescopio-n-150-1400-pollux-eq-2/p,21351 Are these well known brands? 😇 Once again, thanks a lot for your help!

Hello, Let me congratulate you guys for the amazing forum. In the last few days I've been reading a lot of post and it's incredible the help ad the content that you create. Secondly, I would also like to ask for you help. My dad has always been a sky and space enthusiast but never had the chance to buy a telescope. He watches a lot of videos on how to observe the deep space, planets, etc using telescopes (even how to collimate telescopes) but never used one. Since he will become 60 years old soon, I decided that I is a good gift to offer him, so he can spend his days in the countryside watching the sky and also pass that enthusiasm to his grandchildren. However, as you might noticed, I'm a totally noob in this field. As I said, I read a lot of posts here in the forum, watched videos on youtube, read articles but I couldn't decide on which telescope I should invest. Since I'm Portuguese I found the astroshop.eu and I asked for their advice in choosing the first telescope. They suggested a few of them but all from "Omegon". I found it a bit weird that all the suggestions were from this brand and there was not a lot of reviews out there, even here in the forum I couldn't find a lot of info. The telescope that I was inclined to buy is the "Omegon N 150/750 EQ-4" https://www.astroshop.eu/telescopes/omegon-telescope-n-150-750-eq-4/p,22465. My budget is around the value of this one (300/400 €) but it can be a bit more if it worth it. A few things that I would like the telescope to have/be: I believe it should be a newtonian telescope with 150mm aperture (or should it be enough to have 130mm?). As far as my understanding goes, this specification can give my father a longevity telescope that can be used for a lot of years. it should be portable and for that I think that an EQ mount suits best. I would like that it can be upgradable over time so that in the future he can buy new eyepieces, a motorized mount, etc. it doesn't need to be suited for astrophotography So with this in mind, what is your best recommendation? For this price range which brands do you think it suits better? Thanks a lot in advance and sorry for my English! Cheers, Henrique