...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 under $500. A lot of discussion that I've seen seems to recommend catadioptric for all-purpose use but I think I can get a bigger aperture with a pure reflector scope which might be better for a beginner like me.
I'm hoping not to spend more than $500 for everything, including the mount. I gather from my research thus far that the jump from 6" to 8" is a big deal in astronomy as far as viewing goes. Is this true? I wish I could justify spending $200 more on the 8" SkyView Pro from Orion, but I can't right now being a beginner. I can't put my finger on why I'm not big on dobsonians. Perhaps the engineer in me is just more attacted to the complex look of the equatorial mount
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My goal is to find a good all purpose scope for under $500. A lot of discussion that I've seen seems to recommend catadioptric for all-purpose use but I think I can get a bigger aperture with a pure reflector scope which might be better for a beginner like me.
I'm hoping not to spend more than $500 for everything, including the mount. I gather from my research thus far that the jump from 6" to 8" is a big deal in astronomy as far as viewing goes. Is this true? I wish I could justify spending $200 more on the 8" SkyView Pro from Orion, but I can't right now being a beginner. I can't put my finger on why I'm not big on dobsonians. Perhaps the engineer in me is just more attacted to the complex look of the equatorial mount
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