Brett, I have never built a telescope. My interests lies in viewing and showing others the beauties of the heavens. But, you cannot own a go to telescope and not learn something about the position of the various objects we enjoy. I some years ago purchased an used Celestron 8i, mainly because it was something I could lift. I have been very pleased with it. Amazon has the current version, The SE model, for sale at $999.00. For me it's a good combination with size, go to capabilities, affordability, and portability. 73 Sent from my iPad
On Nov 3, 2013, at 6:03 PM, Brent Watson <brentjwatson@yahoo.com> wrote:
My brother has asked me what commercial telescope he should consider purchasing. I know all of you have a much better idea about commercial scopes than do I, so I thought I'd ask some advice. He is looking to spend around $1k, and will use the scope for general viewing. He has no special requirements such as planetary or double star observing. Portability is a plus, but not absolutely necessary. Automation may be more important than portability, although they may come together in some cases. I'd really like to hear comments from you about your favorites, or good suggestions.
Thanks, Brent _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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