Re: Orion XT8 Intelliscope

Hello,

I'm trying to decide between the "XT8 Classic" and "XT8 Intelliscope with
Object Locater".

I'm new to the hobby and would like to learn to search for objects
myself, but I'd also like to get a jump start and start seeing some stuff
quickly! Lest I get bored. ;-)

The price difference is substantial and I'd like to hear some personal
opinions on whether this was a good option to buy - or not worth it.

I realize this is a personal decision, but I'd welcome any comments you
might have.

Best Regards,


My sons and I don't use any kind of goto, and we wouldn't have it any other
way. However, we also don't have awful light pollution, and can see stars
up to mag 6 on good nights. If you have fairly dark skies, then you can
EASILY find plenty of targets to observe without a computer. Heck, you can
observe dozens of Messier objects with hand-held 7x50 (or smaller)
binoculars alone, and if you can see it in small binos you can easily find
it with your scope and a low-power eyepiece. Forget the Inelliscope, and
get a 24mm Panoptic eyepiece instead! Wish I had one.

Dennis


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