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  1. Thank you all very much guys! πŸ™ Special thanks to vlaiv for this good example that made me clearly understand the difference between this two approaches. I am going to buy 8" dob and the book vlaiv recommend me and probably gonna wait for a while with the AP telescope and mount πŸ™‚ Maybe I will go after Bresser 8"dob instead Skywatcher. I can not find SW in stock, but Bresser is in stock in my country for a good price... If I want to buy SW I have to wait maybe a month and after the import taxes, the price will be the same as Bresser, which I can get now. Both have amazing reviews + somebody here in the forum asked about which one is better and most answers were to choose Bresser. But still Skywatcher is so much popular πŸ€” Does anyone of you have any concerns about SW being better than Bresser?
  2. @vlaiv WOW, thanks a lot! This was very informative and helpful! The truth is that I've been told (from a person that has exactly this 8" newt - observe, but mostly do AP with it, and I like the photos) that he setup everything and do the collimation - all in around 10 min.... That is why I moved so quickly from 127 refractor, to 152 refractor, to 8" reflector. And I guess the same time consuming setup goes with 152 refractor as well, it is also a big tube... or mak, or rc...? If it takes sooo much time just to setup, then - hell no. Now I think the best for me is to take this 8"dob and a star map for nights and a book about AP for daylight, and wait for a while with the AP scope, although I know I want to do AP. Also, I have been told about video astronomy and I am researching about this thing now... any thoughts about it?
  3. Is this a must from the very beginning? Considering that first I have to learn how to use the telescope and how to do AP πŸ˜ƒ + can you recommend me good guide scope and camera that will fit the budget?
  4. Yeah, it's heavy, I see that... That is why at first I was looking for big refractor, at least to avoid the collimation part, knowing that have to deal with big tubes either way. But the two telescopes setup has to be assembled in parts too. Only the dobson is 26kg and has to be assembled in two parts and the AP scope as well - mount + scope. So it looks kind of equal. I guess I just can not understand the pros of the two scopes approach? I think that the SW 200pds is better, because I will be able to photograph planets + DSO objects. It comes with good mount and after a while, If I want more from AP, then I can buy refractor and use the same mount... just like AstroMuni mentioned above. I guess he was talking about better then HEQ5 mount, but I am not sure if that will fit my budget. And HEQ5 may not be the perfect mount, but if it can handle 200mm, it can deal with small refractor and camera... right? Plus, I don't aim professional quality images... I just want to get the most I can from this budget... and if I get that serious with AP, maybe then I will spend more. The pros of the two telescopes approach is that I will have two different kind if scopes obviously... but what else?
  5. Thank you all , really appreciate your opinion! πŸ™ Going to my astronomical local club would be the best, but I am lucky to live under really cool dark skies ☺️ far from the city and the places these guys hanging out, so my local club is not so local... not that it is so far away and impossible to go there, I am just not sure when it would be possible in the near future. I absolutely understand that a lot of reading is needed and that if I go with one scope there will be some sacrifices and I am OK with this. As I said - I don't aim professional quality photographs. I just want to observe, take photos and having fun, and maybe one day or night, if I find myself going seriously with AP, then I will consider another scope and special astro camera etc. For now I decided that I can extend the budget a little bit in order to buy this: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/reflectors/skywatcher-explorer-200pds-heq5-pro.html This one looks like good for observations and also not bad for AP. Is it good enough or still two scopes is better, considering that I am aware I cant achieve perfect quality photos with one universal type of telescope? At the same time, I see why two scopes for the same price may be a better idea, so if I go with this, could you please recommend me mount and telescope for AP (maybe ed or apo refractor if possible) that are good and will fit the budget? Also I know that I need adaptor for my DSLR, but what else is a must? If I take Skywatcher 200P Dobsonian for observations (and hope that I can make it without goto πŸ˜ƒ), there will be left around Β£900-Β£1000 for AP scope and mount and the additional things.
  6. Hello guys I am an absolute amateur buying his first telescope... and I am desperate, please help. My budget is around 1300 euro (1600$). I am interested mostly in DSO... astrophotography, but observing as well. So refractors are better for astrophotography, crisp clear views, plus they are low maintenance... but refractors with big aperture are too expensive, apo refractors even more... and I think that I want big aperture, because I am interested in observing as well, not only astrophotography. Sooo more light, more details, more magnification. Please correct me, if I am mistaken. Also, I know the mount is really important for photography, but these scopes comes with mounts that maybe are not the best, but are they good enough? I am considering these three options now: 1. https://www.astroshop.eu/telescopes/skywatcher-telescope-n-200-1000-explorer-bd-neq-5-pro-synscan-goto/p,20291#tab_bar_1_select 2. https://www.astroshop.eu/telescopes/bresser-telescope-ac-152-760-ar-152s-messier-hexafoc-exos-2-goto/p,14209#tab_bar_2_select 3. https://www.astroshop.eu/telescopes/bresser-telescope-ac-127l-1200-messier-hexafoc-exos-2-goto/p,14206 Bresser 127 have smaller aperture, but very good reviews... on the other hand Skywatcher have nice reviews as well and bigger aperture. Bresser 152 sounds really nice, but is a bit expensive, and as long as I have to buy an eyepiece, nebula filter, adapter for my DSLR, maybe this CA correcting filter... it will goes above my budget and I don't know if it deserve it, and again - Skywatcher wouldn't be better? The only thing that censers me about the Skywatcher is that collimation thing every time and that it could be too complicated for a newbie (that is what I read about big reflectors)... usually this kind of things wouldn't scare me, I mean how complicated it can be... If it is the better telescope than it deserve a little more maintenance? Since I am not going to be a professional, I want to observe and take photos just for fun - I know I have to compromise with something for this price... I am just very confused after all I read.... And as I said, I am a newbie never took a look trough a telescope, so I trust Internet and I am ready to buy the first telescope someone advise me I don't thing I could afford buying telescope again any time soon, that is why I want something good, that I wouldn't need to change and be happy with it for maaany years. Please correct me, if I am wrong with all these and if there is a better telescope for me? Thanks in advance!
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