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Don’t know where you get that figure for the 9.25 from. Not even the 8 inch is that cheap?

£2465 !!

Thanks for the advice everyone. I have placed the order, including the eyepieces (for the eye relief mainly). I thought about the refractor as well but I think the viewing position might be uncomfortable for me. Hoping for some clear nights ✌️

Thank you Cosmic Geoff and dweller 25. Some great advice here. That refractor is beautiful, dweller25 . Does it have any advantages over the 9.25?

Hi Having been out of astronomy for a few years I would appreciate some advice on the Nexstar Evolution 9.25. First of all, a little background. I have not been an observer since the early 90’s. Back then I had (and still have) an Astro Systems 6 inch Newtonian which my parents bought me in 1985 as a 19th birthday present. This is a fine instrument but for various reasons, I have outgrown it and find it quite difficult to use now. Since then I have been an armchair astronomer but I always promised myself a Schmidt - Cassegrain when the time was right. Now I have reached a riper age and, having a bit more disposable income and having moved back to an area with reasonably dark skies (a lot better than London, anyway), I think the time is right. I’ve settled on the 9.25 because it’s the largest aperture for the money I want to pay and it’s still reasonably portable (although I am unlikely to take it further than my garden). It’s considerably more advanced than anything I have used before - I’m ok with that but I’m going to be on a steep learning curve. I’m looking forward to that. However, I would like some help on the extras as I’m a bit rusty on lenses and inexperienced with this type of scope. I have heard that the supplied Celestron 13 and 40 mm Plossel’s are not great. Also, I have to wear glasses when viewing due to astigmatism so I will need good eye relief on my lenses. I plan on doing the usual mix of planetary and deep sky observing so I thought the following might be good to get - a) Baader Morpheus 76 1.25/2” 17.5mm. b) William Optics Swan 2” 33mm. c) sky Watcher 90 degree star diagonal 2” (the supplied Celestron one is 1.25 I believe). Am I on the right lines here or is there anything else or any alternatives you can recommend? Thanks!