Got the bug again

[matt c]

Hi all I haven't been here for a bit I sold my scope for a guitar a 4-5 months ago and now I'm regretting it, I'm seriously thinking about selling my equipment to fund a new scope. My problem is that the council have decided to put a light pretty much in my back garden so I'm limited to star clusters and planetary. As a result I'm after a refractor (I choose refractors over catadioptric scopes just because it's my personal preference) and would very much appreciate any suggestions for a refractor and some extra eyepieces on top. Or maybe a dob again I'm not sure, could someone tell me the advantage of a refractor on mainly planetary and stellar observing. My budget I think will be around £400 ish.

I'm torn between these two

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/proddetail.php?prod=ev120eq32

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/proddetail.php?prod=dobsky200

Again thank you for any responses :)

[nicnac]

FLO have just got fresh TAL 100RS stock, excellent bit of kit.

astro baby has written about hers, should be able to find a link in her profile