Posts Made By: Jerry Jones

I have done my due dilligence research etc. and come to the decision to buy a Dobsonian. My question is,should I get the 8" goto or 10" goto ? I am,not a newbie and have read many books and invested many nights with my Nikon 7X50 binocs. I am,not wondering if the price difference is worth it since they have identical focal lengths. The extra weight and size not an issue. Should I get the 10 and short myself on accessories or the 8 inch and splurge on eyepiece etc ? Thanks in advance.

Jerry

Kind of narrowed my purchase to a Dob. Would like some input of a GoTo vs. a PushTo. I know both can be used manually but my primary use would be showing stuff to others either at my house or a local Club Star Party. My main concern is that with a Pushto or a Manual Dob. that higher powers looking at Lunar or Planetary stuff the need to constantly realign and recenter the object.

How quickly would these objects track out of the field of view.