foggy147 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Hoping to get some advice. I really would like to get a decent telescope to do some star gazing with. I've been looking at various sites to try gauge a good beginner telescope but it's a minefield. Budget is around £400 max and just want to make sure I get the best I can for my money. I mainly want to view planets/galaxies if possible, nebulae just the usual sort of stuff as clear as possible. Would maybe like to branch into the photography side as well if possible so one with the option to upgrade would be good. It'll be going in conservatory so doesn't need to be to portable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Have you used one before? What do you want? Dobsonian or Newtonian? Do you want to spend time learning or do you just want to set it up and go? I have a Sky Watcher that I bought from Wex Photo, it only just fits in the Supra. https://www.wexphotovideo.com/sky-watcher-skyliner-250px-classic-parabolic-dobsonian-telescope-10567/ I highly recommend joining up here (https://stargazerslounge.com) and asking lots of questions. It’s a very friendly and informative forum. Also try and get to a local Astronomy club to get first hand experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggy147 Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 I've gone for the 200p version with a few extras, moon filter, light pollution filter, Barlow 2" lens, laser collimator and a book called turn left at Orion so hopefully everything needed to really get started. Really looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassbones Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 The biggest challenge will be maintaining your interest when you discover that what you see through the lens is a very monochrome and blurry imitation of the wonderful full colour images you are used to seeing from the likes of Hubble. The moon can obviously be seen in striking detail but this gets old pretty quickly. I'd suggest splashing out on a self celestial pole aligning and motor tracking GOTO mount as twiddling with the manual controls to keep a moving object in your sights is REALLY frustrating. Don't bother with the Barlow, it might make things artificially bigger but at the expense of being EVEN MORE blurry. Making out banding on Jupiter and rings on Saurn will give you a buzz the first time you see it. Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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