Ordered

[mark geldart]

After weeks of reading up , looking at reviews and asking questions on SGL i have finally ordered a Skywatcher Skyliner 250 PX DOB. Have i made a wise choice ?... £403 from Rother Valley Optics

[tbird]

Congratulations, that should cure the aperture fever for a good while.

I bought my scope from RVO and was very happy with their service.

[reddoss]

That is a nice scope. I have a SW 250p Newtonian OTA which is basically the same tube, and which I find is very good for visual observing.

You got a really good price as well.

Enjoy

[lankywolf]

With 10" of aperture on your side your not going to go too far wrong I would imagine.

[BAZ Senior]

IMHO, I would say you have, assuming you only want to do visual observations as the mount will not support serious imaging, then you will be very happy. Iam a bit biased as I have a Dob, and only do visual, but an increase in aperture will bring a whole load of fainter objects into view. This though is dependent on not having a lot of light pollution, as the bigger aperture will also drag in more unwanted light, if you can get dark skies it will keep you busy for a good while.

Enjoy your new scope when you get it and let us know how you get on with it.

[reddoss]

Another thought for you.

If in time you become interested in astro-imaging, you can always put the Skyliner 250 PX OTA on a EQ6 mount (it is a little too heavy for the EQ5). You would have to by the rings separately. I have read about people who have done this. They say they have the best of both worlds, the DOB mount for a quick set up to observe or the EQ6 for imaging.

[mark geldart]

Cheers for that. Might look into that in the future. Start saving again...

[Earl]

I have a Flextube 250 incoming.

Cant wait

[Orion_the_Hunter]

Hi, very wise choice IMO.

I've just got a Skyliner 200p and it's great.