Re: Newbie Dob again...
From: Ashley (ozboater_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/27/05
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Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 13:42:10 +1100
G'day Mike,
The Guan Sheng 8" f6 dob is a real bargain over here in Oz - can be had for
$399 with 4 plossls and moon filter.
This scope is sold under various brand names, including Hardin, and should
be cheaper in the States.
I've bought one for a staff member as a bonus, and it is a great beginner
scope, with really quite good optics, that shows an awful lot of stuff.
Having 2x the light gathering power over a 6" scope makes it a lot easier to
locate and see detail in deep space objects.
Being f6, makes it a better choice for planetary and moon viewing than all
the usual f5 scopes (not counting premium optics here.
There is a review on www.cloudynights.com of the Hardin version of this
scope.
Hope this helps,
Ashley
6" f8 EQ refractor
8" f5 EQ reflector
12" f5 Dob
"Mike Simmons"
snip
> It's the same old question -- what scope for a newbie. I'm not the newbie
> but my son-in-law would like to replace his junk department store scope
> with something better. <snip>
> I'm going to go with my own long-term bias and get the most quality
> aperture for the money since the money that's available isn't going to buy
> a nice SCT or anything like that. And I'm going with my own bias for
> star-hopping for newbies. Please don't bother start a flame war over
> which
> is best for newbies since it's not relevant to this thread -- unless you
> want to pay for the scope, of course!<g>. Mediocre optics are out but
> with
> the available money they're not going to be custom. A Dob will be the way
> we go here. I've helped others a while back with evaluating, for example,
> Orion vs. Discovery but I haven't kept up on them. And there are so many
> possibilities from the two Chinas that I keep reading about on s.a.a. So
> I'll just ask (and ignore the trolls and highly-biased responders) --
> 6"-8"
> Dob, quality over form, bang for buck and the newbie will have all the
> help
> he needs. Is there a favorite or two these days? What's worth
> considering? Just point me in the right direction and I'll take it from
> there.
>
> BTW, I'm purposely not stating how much money will be available since that
> will have to be weighed against what scopes are available and what's
> necessary. I'll work out where our price point is when I see what we need
> to commit to.
>
> Mike Simmons
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