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That's a cool website, awesome. I think i am going to play on that for a while. Thanks for sharing

Woah that is really helpful. Now I am really wondering if I should give the MAK 127 one more go and see. I will definitely need to get a better eye piece and I will have a look at the diagonal. Thanks again 🙂

Hey, Thanks a lot. That does helps me to have a better idea. I like the MAK one (maybe I am biased towards it). Do you think we can see galaxies using the MAK 102 (not very clearly, but maybe soft images in scope) Also what might be a good finder scope for them, a Red dot finder or a 6x30 optical one

Hello all, I have come to you all with the "too much asked question". I have been using the telescopes from local Astronomy group since few years, and now during these Corona times, it is harder. So now I have decided to invest some money on getting myself a scope, and would so sooooo would love your inputs. My main concerns are: I may use it only once a month or so, I wanted something that I can handle (maybe >10kg). I don't own a car, usually I use a bicycle with a carrier to get around the city. (I had a look at the second-hand (5-7 yrs old) Skywatch MAK 127 Cassegrain that my friend was selling with its mount and accessories. I felt it was too massive for me. Especially if I am getting it to a park and setting it up alone). I would like to have a look at celestial objects and also at deep space. As far as I know for deep space, I would need a f5 or something with similar focal ratio, and for planetary object a higher focal length (f10 or more) is better. I looked into MAK 90-1250, but felt like it might have very narrow FOV. So I am lost here. My budget is small (I know that is the biggest problem). I can spare maybe 200€ to 250€. I know its not enough, so I am hoping to start with a decent one (not awesome) and then work my way up. I so need your advice on what might be good parameters to look for - I was thinking Newtonian around f8 or so - Since its my first scope, maybe get something small and something that I can get comfortable with and use with a bit of ease before getting expensive ones. - Also definitely not a Dobsonian mount, I need something that I can set up on lawn or pavement. https://www.bresser.de/en/Brand/Bresser/BRESSER-Venus-76-700-AZ-Reflector-telescope-with-Smartphone-Camera-Adapter.html Is this a good one to start with? Look at planets and maybe some deep sky ones https://www.astroshop.de/teleskope/celestron-teleskop-n-127-1000-starsense-explorer-lt-127-az/p,65881#tab_bar_1_select I also has my eye on this, but I cant find much reviews Any other options are quite welcome. I tried to setup and use the telescope in the picture, it was quite hard to do it alone and move it around. Thanks a lot. Sorry for the saga... Hena 1417b25b-42c8-4909-b731-25c88c7dce42.jfif