I'm a very late-comer to the world of serious commercial telescopes. Having been a die-hard ATM since 1968, it's only recently that I have purchased a commercial instrument larger than 4.25" aperture. Maturity, a paid-off mortgage, a raised kid, and no car loans makes a huge difference in a person's life. Too, the world of amateur astronomy has changed hugely in the last half-century, thanks to commercial advances; a fact that many new-comers (anybody who got serious after about 1979, in my book...deal with it, newbs) fail to grasp. When I started in this hobby, if you didn't have much "disposable income", you had no choice but to be a creative ATM and world-class scounger. The nine-year-old kid in 1967 who was looking at Messier objects from the back yard in a 60mm departement-store refractor was the typical entry-level amateur astronomer. A 4.25" Newtonian was "heavy artillery" in those days. Fast-forward about 40+ years. For various reasons best left off-list, I find myself very interested in Celestron SCT's, after a span of over 40 years. However, I have a complaint. I just received my C-6 OTA (only $379, BN, with free shipping...holy cow!) and with it came a 75-page manual. However, only ONE PAGE was dedicated to the OTA. The entire remainder was about the mount, general astronomy info, and FILM astrophotography. Come on, Celestron. It's 2010. Time to re-write the manuals. Past time. WAY past time. Thanks for your time, ladies and gentlemen of Utah-astronomy. (gets down off soapbox)