New Scope...maybe?

[ash]

I am increasingley finding less and less time to set up the HEQ5 and SW200 and all the bits that go with it but i don't want to sell if poss:confused:

I am thinking of getting a new one that is easier setupable:icon_scratch: but still delivers nice views, within my budget of £250ish?? i know not alot. I've seen this Clearance / Pre-Owned - Celestron Omni XLT 120 and it looks an okish all rounder?

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance:)

Andy

[John]

Have you thought about getting a dobsonian scope ?.

An 8" dob will give you great views and is really simple to set up - just carry it outside, allow 20 mins or so for it to cool and away you go - no polar alignment, just point and look.

John

[ash]

Sorry inernet has gone down at home:(

Thought about a dob are they ok for moving i.e. nudging!

Thanks for the reply

[scotastro]

Agree it does not get easier than a dob. If you are lucky you can get a secondhand 10" dob for about £250.

For most DSOs you will get great views working below 150x magnification so there is little movement when viewing.

Mike

[MikeP]

Looking at the Moon / planets with high magnification requires constant nudging but as Mike (scotastro) says for DSOs it is easy peasy. Of course, you have to find them first.

Mike

[tinvek]

if you're happy with the views your 200 gives you why not sell the OTA but keep the mount and rings and get a 200 dob, then you have a choice how to mount it HEQ5 when you have the time/ motivation, dob mount for the other times (though the dob bearings will restrict how far you can manouver the eyepiece angle when its on the HEQ5 )

[ash]

sorry internet still down

views through the 200 are great so maybe

a skyliner 200 is the answer

and finding the objects is part of the allure

that a goto system doesnt allow

thanks for the replies

Andy

[acey]

Another vote for 8-inch dob - perfect if you want a quick and simple set-up. It's easy to carry a complete 8-inch plus base with one hand. Don't go for anything larger or you'll lose out on speed and simplicity.

[Odd Dob]

sorry internet still down

views through the 200 are great so maybe

a skyliner 200 is the answer

and finding the objects is part of the allure

that a goto system doesnt allow

thanks for the replies

Andy

That looks nearly poetic.

[acey]

An SGL member called ash

Found EQ too much of a fash

He reckoned a dob

Would be just the job

So all he needs now is the cash...

[ash]

its not so much an EQ

that gives me so much to do

its the alignment and wires

that put on the hours

so maybe a dob will do...

tomorrow me thinks

Thanks that put a smile on my face

Andy

[Rusty Strings]

I too have a Skywatcher Newt

A 200p, it's a beaut,

But the polar align

Took too much time

So I built a dob base, it's a hoot!

John