Skywatcher Startravel 102 SynScan AZ GOTO

[cspindley]

Hi I'm thinking of getting the Skywatcher Startravel 102 SynScan AZ GOTO could people some good pointers about it and if so show me some pictures that you have to with this scope. This will make my choice better thanks

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[Ags]

I have the slightly smaller ST80... I would ask what you want to look at. The ST102 will be OK for the moon and widefield browsing of the milky way, but it will be very poor for looking at Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. It uses a scope design (fast achromatic) that causes strong color fringes around bright objects. A 130 or 150mm rereflector will be optically better and more powerful.