Focal Ratio and performance?

[Moonshane]

buying used is really a great way to get better gear for the same price as 'less good' gear (e.g. a used 12" can sometimes be obtained for less than the price of a new 10").

[ollypenrice]

Dobs can, with diffiulty, be used with webcams for planetary imaging. They can't be used for deep sky unless so wired, motorized, computerized and technologized that they cease to be Dobs! The quick 'real world' answer is 'No deep sky imaging in Dobs.'

Olly

[Capt-Crapulence]

yeah i guessed as much for imaging on Dobs, will wait untill I have a more appropriate telescope for photography i guess.

Now that I've got a much better idea of what telescope I want, I think I'll brave the used market, see what turns up.

browsing used markets without an idea of what ur looking for is painful at best lol

[Capt-Crapulence]

so, if I got a Dobsonian, would I at some point be able to put the tube on a tripod instead?

[rowan46]

so, if I got a Dobsonian, would I at some point be able to put the tube on a tripod instead?

Yes

[nytecam]

The best scope is the one you use most so it's best to test you can carry and set it up without stress. Bigger scopes can have a downside I think a 8" Dob is a good compromise augmented by a good pair of binos for the widefield stuff

[Capt-Crapulence]

cheers guys, Think I will go with the 8".

makes a good first telescope I think, and practicle ... and a more comfortable price lol

nice to know It can be popped on an EQ mount at some point