Here is a hypothetical question: Suppose you suddenly lost your entire collection of telescopes (e.g., in a fire). You know you had $10K invested in astro-equipment, but the insurance company would only give you $5,000. You decide to buy one quality replacement scope which would be able to give you several years of enjoyment. What would you get?
I know it depends on a lot of variables, but let's say you enjoy observing all types of objects, and have no physical limitations lifting, storing, or transporting your scope to a dark sky location. Three options came to mind for me (a 5" Apo, an 11" GPS SCT, and a 15" Truss Dob on a tracking platform), but I have no idea what I'd actually get if confronted with the decision. So just for fun, what would you do, and why?
Hugh Bartlett
I know it depends on a lot of variables, but let's say you enjoy observing all types of objects, and have no physical limitations lifting, storing, or transporting your scope to a dark sky location. Three options came to mind for me (a 5" Apo, an 11" GPS SCT, and a 15" Truss Dob on a tracking platform), but I have no idea what I'd actually get if confronted with the decision. So just for fun, what would you do, and why?
Hugh Bartlett
"Praise the Lord for the expanding grandeur of creation, worlds known and unknown, galaxies beyond galaxies, filling us with awe and challenging our imaginations." 2007 Reform Siddur