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  • 22-06-2013 9:29am
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    greenpilot
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    Hi Folks,

    I am lucky enough to live in the arse end of Mayo and suffice to say that the night skys are spectactular. I want to buy a good GO-TO Scope. Any ideas as to what make and where to get it??

    Thanks,

    Paul


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    namloc1980
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    You need to give more info to get decent advice: what's your budget? How much space do you have for a scope? Are you into astrophography? Do you prefer observing the moon and planets or deep space observing or a mix?


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    mickmackey1
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    And you also need to clarify your level of experience; I would certainly advise learning your way around the night sky with a pair of 15 x 70 binoculars before progressing to a telescope.

    I've recently acquired the Celestron SE8 from FLO and she's a beauty but maybe something in the 4 to 6 inch range might be more suitable for your first scope.


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    greenpilot
    Registered Users Posts: 1,646 ✭✭✭greenpilot


    Hi,

    Thanks for the replies. I am looking to spend around 3 to 400 euro. I have pretty good knowledge of the Solar System, orbital mechanics etc (all thanks to Many Years using Orbiter) But I would like to start viewing certain cosmic events for real. I would be interested in a scope that would be good for Planetary viewing mostly.
    Hope this is of help.

    P


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