Recent content by rcon

I have 10mm and 25mm Plossl eyepieces, but I am looking to add to my collection. I understand the easy answers are Tele Vue Naglers, Ethos...etc, but they will not fit my budget. I have a Tele Vue 2x barlow, but I think dedicated eyepieces would be better. I was thinking of a few based on...

I'd like to know if anyone with experience using this telescope configuration can make a recommendation. I could upgrade to the Orion Sirius mount but they only offer it in the GoTo configuration (for some reason), and I don't necessarily want to spend the extra money on that right now. I'm...

...telescope w/CG4 mount? The Celestron is about $50 more but the Orion seems to come with more ie. an additional 10mm eyepiece and a Polaris finder. Perhaps the Celestron CG4 mount is better. I'm relatively new to telescopes so I need some help. My goal is to find a good all purpose scope for...