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Mick H

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Welcome to SGL

Sky-Watcher Heritage-130P Flextube £149.00

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes/skywatcher-heritage-130p-flextube.html

Also keep a look out in the For Sale / Swap section here:

https://stargazerslounge.com/forum/217-for-sale-swap/

Hopefully others can help better than me.

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Nukz

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1 minute ago, banjaxed said:

Hi and welcome to SGL. I agree with Mick, for your budget you can’t go far wrong with the Skywatcher 130 heritage.

Thanks .. anything bigger ??

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Hi Nukz, and welcome to the community, you would be better asking  your questions in a relevant forum,

you would get a better response, good luck with your choice, see you around the forums.

Clear Sky's.

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barkingsteve

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Welcome,

Have you considered a nice pair of bino's? if it is for a camping trip then they can be used day and night :) 

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/observation-binoculars/celestron-skymaster-pro-15x70-binoculars.html

may need a tripod for extended sessions though, they get heavy after a while.

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RT65CB-SWL

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Hi @Nukz and welcome to SGL. :hello2:

If you already own a 'scope; then I too would suggest a pair of binoculars. Other than that; the SkyWatcher 130 Heritage, as mentioned above by other SGL'ers. 

This article may help... https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes.html

 

5 hours ago, Nukz said:

What about a Meade or a Celestron ?? 

Meade: have filed for bankruptcy for the umpteenth time! - customer service is not their strongpoint from my past experience.
Celestron: no pending issues that I am aware of - customer service is satisfactory from my past experiences.

That said, finding a portable 'scope from these two brands within your budget is limited; other than going for one of their 'budget' refractors.

 

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Dannomiss

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Skywalker heritage 150p for £199 if you can stretch that much more. 33% more light than the 130p. 

Other than a few glitches, FLO company sorted out amazingly, I'm loving it. 

Pic of scope and a photo I took of the moon through it two nights ago 👍

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JeremyS

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2 hours ago, Dannomiss said:

Skywalker heritage 150p for £199 if you can stretch that much more. 33% more light than the 130p. 

Other than a few glitches, FLO company sorted out amazingly, I'm loving it. 

Pic of scope and a photo I took of the moon through it two nights ago 👍

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Good to hear you are enjoying your new scope, Dan. Lunar pic is great! 🙂

 

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