Portability

[frequency777]

After searching for a telescope which is harder than i thought it would be i ve decided to go for 1 of these 2 either a Orion SkyQuest XT8 IntelliScope or celestron 6 se.Any one know which is more portable and easier to set up when you get it out the car and to maintain easy.Thanks

[pvaz]

The 6SE. The tube is much shorter.

Though the XT8i can fit the back seat of a regular to small car. I have the later and am very pleased with it.

Interestingly my choice was between the XT8i and the 8SE, as I don't need to transport the scope I went for the XT8i which was cheaper for the same aperture.

[steve_bham]

Ive got the Nexstar 6SE, great little scope and very portable. Got a cary case for it and it can all fit in the boot of the car. Ideal if you want to take it with you when you go camping etc.

[LukeSkywatcher]

For absolute portability.............the SkyWatcher Heritage 130P is the scope to go with. It doesnt have the apeture you able bodied folks can carry though.

[brianb]

The 6SE is IMHO more practical at higher magnification - it's a super little scope & performs well on most subjects, but the larger Dob will beat it on DSOs where light grasp is critical. The Dob setup will be faster - if you can avoid having to collimate it - but the 6SE doesn't take an age to set up, the collimation should hold well & the gotos should be pretty accurate once you have the beast trained (mostly a matter of your discipline!)

Sorry not to be very helpful but I'd find this choice hard to make myself. Brain says the Cat, heart says the Dob.... one of each I suppose