got any advice on these scopes thanks!

[titan79]

still trying to decide on a first scope , seen a few good reviews on a celestron SLT 127 goto scope and was wondering has anyone got this and whats the good points and bad ........ Also i keep getting drawn to looking at Dobs because of the size of the aperture for the money you pay , but i wanted to try to do some planetary photos and was wondering how hard is this with a dob bearing in mind iam new to this ...

Thanks for taking the time to read this .....

Clear skies !!!!

[Nexus 6]

the concensus of opinion here will be that for imaging its best to use the celestron and use a webcam to get you started, after that it becomes more expensive and can never stop. If you just fancy observing the dob would be your best choice.

I am sure others will give more details on what to choose and why, either way I hope you get a telescope soon and start enjoying the night sky.

[the 5th race]

The slt is a good scope for planatry viewing/imaging because of the long focal length it has were the dob would be great for viewing hope this helps.

[M4lcs67]

I own the Celestron Nexstar 127 SLT and I find it a great little scope. Compact, easily transportable, easy to store and it is reasonably powerful for it's physical size.

I don't do any imaging at the moment, but I intend to do somethime in the future via a webcab.

As I have previously said when responding to previous people who have the 127 on their lists, a must have accessory to buy with the scope would be a Maplin 3 in 1 powertank to drive the thing otherwise you will end up spending a fortune on batteries.

[titan79]

yeah i think i want something i can do both with and not limit my self to just viewing