Celestron LCM 60 versus sky watcher explorer 130 eq

[Wstewart04]

I am about to buy one of the above telescopes but I am undecided,

I am new to astronomy and this will be my second telescope,, the first being a

Second hand meade etx70 which turned out to be faulty,

The upshot is I have these 2 in my price rage and can't decide,

All help appreciated

Bill

[Ricochet]

There is no comparison between a scope with an aperture of 60mm and one of 130mm. If those are the two scopes you want to choose from go for the 130. However, I would also advise looking at the sky watcher skyliner 150 if that is within your budget as I personally much prefer the dobsonian mount over an equarorial for newtonian telescopes.

[Wstewart04]

The LCM 60 is a GOTO telescope which would tell me what I am looking at,

The explorer 130 has a bigger diameter but I would have to look up what

I'm seeing, both are under £165

Bill

[Ricochet]

To be honest in my opinion a 60mm scope is only suitable for looking at the moon and you won't need goto to find that.

[Wstewart04]

I have found a sky liner 150 p for similar money, would this be the best option.

Bill

[Ricochet]

In my opinion, yes, the skyliner 150p will be the best option in that price range.