valvenus Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 hi im fairly new to astronomy and have had a sky watcher dobsonian 150p however as Christmas is coming ive been offered a skywatcher Skyhawk 1145p synscan does anyone know if the Skyhawk is better than the dobsonian ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonshane Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 it would be better in terms of generally lighter, possibly smaller and with tracking but the 150mm dob would visually outperform the 114 in all areas.I'd sooner have the 150mm dob any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 The 150 would be better, you get 73% light gathering increase.If you are getting on with the 150 then there seems little reason to go smaller, unless the goto was essential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valvenus Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 thanks for that guys been very helpful : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charic Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 valvenus...........Hi, if the offer still stands, is it possible to try before you buy? That way, only you can tell, but at present, you`ll be getting leass than you already have? The Dob you have has better light capture and the new EQ tripod mount takes some getting used too. If you like the Dob, and the offer is for a new telescope, see if the offer extends to a 200P Dob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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