star blaze Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi all in SGL. Just joined and wanted to say hi. I am still researching scopes and have not been brave enough to buy one yet. I have some 20x80 binos and they are great. Cant wain to start using a scope!Any advice would be greatly appreciated. My budget is aprox £250/£300. I would like a reflector scope that will enable me to see planets, nebula's, clusters and deep space objects. I would like a computerized scope with a go-to function and I may wont to get in to astrophotography later on so would like it to be comparable. I don't want much do i lolThank you in advance!!Happy gazing SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOBBY Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi Starblaze...& welcome to the foruma Skywatcher Explorer-130P SynScan AZ GOTO is around the £299 mark...but, I'm not sure how it would be for astrophotography... or...EXPLORER-150P (EQ3-2) 150mm (6") the mount can then be upgraded to motorised for £80 as & when you have the money...or....or.. we've all been there there is an active observing group in the E.midlands...pop along...look through their 'scopes...& ask plenty of questions..good luck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michigander Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Welcome to SGL, Star Blaze!Dana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Smith Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Welcome to the Lounge, hope you enjoy your stay.I have no technical advice as l,m new to this too,My only advice is enjoy and hope you can pray, Pray for clear skys lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si W Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi Star blaze, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steppenwolf Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Your budget will buy you a reasonable amount of telescope but I think you may need to do this in stages. If you have thoughts of doing any deep sky astrophotography then you will have to rethink your budget but, hey, there's plenty of time. Although GoTo is a desirable feature, don't lose sight of the fact that you'll be spending a good portion of your hard earned cash on motors and electronics at the expense of the optics and it's the optics that reveal the night sky!I'd consider a Dobsonian first like this one as it will show you a wide range of really great objects from the Moon and planets through to many deep sky objects and you could cut your teeth at astrophotography by taking images of the Moon with a simple webcam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Welcome from Brisbane.JohnH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david o Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi there Starblaze, welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd8137 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 hi and welcome you may want to check the second hand market for some thing goto,as you wil only get a smallish goto for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesM Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi and welcome to the forumClear skiesJames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxy63 Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 hi & welcome to the lounge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizibilder Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hello Star Blaze and welcome to SGL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi and welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telrad Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi star blaze, welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningMajor Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi Star Blaze and welcome - good luck with your scope choice - Steppenwolf's advice is excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Imp Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi Star Blaze,Welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKB Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Hi and welcome.I will vote for the 150p then upgrade later. I have one and it is a great piece of kit. As for GOTO I thought about it but actually really enjoy 'finding' things manually. Just think of the objects you might miss by using a GOTO?Anyway ask lots of questions and take your time. If you can have a look through someone else's kit (preferably at night!)Good luckCheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonperformer Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Hi, Starblaze, and welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowjet Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Hi Starblaze and welcome to SGL John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Hi Star Blaze and welcome to SGL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Senior Posted June 26, 2011 Share Posted June 26, 2011 Hi Star Blaze, welcome to the Lounge.Good luck scope hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Hi Starblaze, following Steppenwolf's advice of getting a dobsonian, at a later date, you'll be able mount it on an equatorial ..er..um.. mount if you wanted to. just a thought.Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Hi and Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charon Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Welcome Star Blaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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