Searching for a larger telescope for planetary imaging.

[WilliamAstro]

I just thought about acquiring a larger telescope to get closer pictures of the planets, (hence the title) I am looking for a sophisticating size that has great optics and produce great light gathering and detail catching abilities. What is my budget you ask? £1500. It can be a dobsonian, a cassegraine or other type that meets the requirements.

Cheers and clear skies

William

[The Lazy Astronomer]

I often see a Celestron's c9.25 touted as the sweet spot for planetary imaging, but slightly over your budget, and, assuming the equipment in your sig is up to date, a scope that big will lead you to run into issues with mount payload capacity, so I'd think you'd need a scope and mount package. 

Coming in bang on your budget is the Celestron 8SE, and I think that would be my recommendation unless you say you already have another mount with a higher payload capacity. 

[900SL]

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