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nightskies

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Hello SGL....I Have been watching the skies for many years now with my 15 X 70 Celestron Sky Master binoculars. I know my way around the sky a little, but I ain't no expert..

However, my fascination with deep space objects has taken over,  so I have eventually decided to purchase a telescope...... ( After the festive season )

I have decided on a Skywatcher 250 solid tube Dob. I've read a great deal about this telescope and it seems to be a good choice, as far as I can gather. I do not require any go-to electric wizardry as I find the searching is half the fun...

       Anyway, I am quite lucky as I live next to a farm with plenty of dark sky field access, which should be ideal for deep space, weather permitting of course. Any advice on this telescope would be much appreciated....... 

        If a 25mm eyepiece is used giving about 48 X magnification, I wonder how long something like m31 will stay in the field of view...?

        Do you just keep nudging the telescope along...?

        Or should I consider a 200p on an EQ5...?                          Thanks    :smiley:

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Reeny

Reeny

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Hello Nightskies,

I have the 200p dob and nudging is not a problem until you reach the higher magnifications around 200x

I found that the lower mags are tolerant of cheap eyepieces, but higher mags need better quality optics, and a wider field of view for the nudging.

My favorites are:

Maxvision 16mm barlowed to 165x (68o)

Delos 6mm at 200x (72o)

Explore scientific 11mm barlowed to 240x (82o)

For wide field I use a 42mm Revelation 65o

But the exit pupil is around 7mm, and too big.

The 30mm Revelation would have been a better eyepiece for the 200p.

The scope is the cheap bit

It is the eyepieces which will cost the most money.

Enjoy the views.

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You need to see one in the flesh before placing an order.

The 250P is a big beast.

One of the forum members (Big Nev) explained how his gear worked, and ran through the do's and don'ts.

The 200P on a tripod is massive, and heavy.

I opted for the dob for a smaller storage space - it fits in a corner of the room.

The quick assembly - it never comes to pieces, so it is always ready to go.

Lightweight - I can lift the 200p buy myself, and the base just about fits through the back door.

And value for money - £250 at the time for the 200p / £400-ish for the 250p

If the Revelation scopes were available at the time I would have bought one for the 10:1 focus, and a few other upgrades compared to the Skywatcher.

The 250 10-inch solid tube Revelation scope is £399 / 300 12-inch is £550

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Hi Nightskies and welcome to SGL, the 250 is a big beast and transportation should be a consideration, especially if you are taking it out into country terrain. For DSO work the 250 can, never the less, be very rewarding, enjoy the forum :)

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