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spiritus Angelos

spiritus Angelos

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hey guys,

complete beginner here looking at starting in astronomy and have been searching through different types of scopes, please forgive me if I have any conflicting Ideas hear as im new to all this so please be gentle lol. Im Not looking to spend a Fortune or anything no more than £200 maximum on scope optics tripod etc I know that i wont get the most amazing equipment for that budget as tripods can cost anything up from £200 lol but I thought id start of with basics then if I really get into it then ill save up in future for better kit. im not looking at observing deep space objects as i now light buckets are best for that, im more drawn to viewing the moon and star clusters. but i would like to keep the size of telescope on the small side as I do not have much room for storage in my apartment

I was looking at either of the following, so if anyone could give me advice or any experience with these id be grateful.

Skymax 90 EQ1 MC

Sky-Watcher SKYMAX-90 (EQ1) 90mm (3.5") f/1250 MAKSUTOV-CASSEGRAIN

Sky-watcher Star travel 80T

Sky-Watcher STARTRAVEL-80T (Tube Assembly) 80mm (3.1") f/400 REFRACTOR

If you could suggest any equipment to go with or replace, or any other scopes that would be good for a beginner scope id be very appreciative. just bare in mind I dont have a major amount of space for storage lol many thanks

ash

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spiritus Angelos

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thanks for the reply, mainly I want to observe the moon and its craters, what does DSO define as I originaly was going for DSO for galaxies and nebulae but then i found out that they dont appear like the images shown but i read that they often appear as small smudges of color? so I was put off by that, mainly moon observing, double stars and star clusters, if that is possible with one type of scope?

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at the moment my scope is same specs as the skywatcher explorer 130 and for planets its not its strong point but clusters and the moon are great. I thought a would get great views of nebula and see thing in colour but am afraid not. unless you take up imaging. I once got told "dont have to high of expectations and I would be pleasantly surprised" which I was. I now want a bigger scope so am saving for a 300p dob lol

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i had a skywatcher 130p autotrak, great little scope, very portable being only 650mm long, a light mount, and you can be up and running in a couple of minutes as it`s real easy to align and the motor mount works a treat. i had great views of Venus, Saturn, Orion nebula and star clusters, also managed M31 the andromeda galaxy once but don`t expect much, it was only a smugge, for objects like far away nebula and galaxies you need a big mirror to collect as much light as possiable, this is one reason i upgraded and the other was i wanted to try imaging although i had some success with the 130p and a webcam,

if you want a good starter scope a 130 or 150 would be a great start

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Whichever scope you go for, have a think about whom you buy it from. Pulsar Optical = Scopes n Skies

Have a look at the suppliers review section on the forum.

Andrew

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