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[Davidswift9]

Im looking to get a skyline 200p and join the star gazing community but want to manage my expectations first

I have browsed many topics and found the odd blog, is there a image topic or any good topics/blogs you guys recommend?

[Davidswift9]

Topics or blogs that are image heavy is what i'd like to look at

[Davidswift9]

Ahh cant edit posts. I forgot to mention i would like to look at deep sky images

[Steve Ward]

Welcome to the forum David ... 

Not a blog as such , but I would recommend Astrobin for all the Deep Sky images you could wish to see , as well as Solar , Lunar and planetary  ... http://www.astrobin.com/explore/wall/

[Davidswift9]

Is there any place to see what images on a 200p skyline would look like? Ive tried the field of view website mentioned in many topics and the objects look like dots and not recognisable on the 200p

[Steve Ward]

You could try the book "Turn Left at Orion" , it shows you what you can expect to see through the eyepiece realistically using sketches rather than deceptive images.

It's online here to browse through to give you an idea of the content .... http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PexKTfPy3voC&lpg=PA89&ots=LVe_6zky_a&dq=Struve%201702&pg=PA88#v=onepage&q=Struve%201702&f=false

I would also recommend downloading "Stellarium" from here ... http://www.stellarium.org/ ... a brilliant piece of free planetarium software to help you find your way around the night sky.

You can load your 'scope and eyepiece details into it to show you what you should be seeing.

[John]

This thread might help:

http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/196278-what-can-i-expect-to-see/

It's really not possible to be precise about what you will actually see though because that varies quite a lot with the seeing conditions, light pollution levels and the experience of the observer. 

Under poor conditions even bright deep sky objects can more or less vanish. Under dark skies you really wonder how you ever missed them !

[Saganite]

welcome to SGL David.

I use a 200mm scope similar to the one that you propose

to buy, and I have been simply thrilled by the views of

different astronomical objects, so far. You will not be dissappointed

Our Astronomy club has 200mm Dobs amongst the loan scopes

available, might that be an option, in your area, to help you decide.

[bingevader]

John is spot on as always. 

Those of us with your proposed 'scope can describe what we're able to see, but it'll be from our site with our seeing conditions and light pollution, not yours.

You don't want to be using sites with images on as a guide to what you'll be able to see anyway.

Images are often stacked and processed to give greater detail and colour and you won't see that many taken through an 8" skyliner! 

As Saganite has said, your best bet would be to get down to a local club.

However, I'm very happy with my skyliner.  

[Myopicus]

+1 for 200p.   

[Ally8446]

Definite +1 for 200 skyliner. The views are awesome. Clear skies.