Dob ease-of-use?Posted By Craig Smith |
I've had a telescope on a german equatorial mount but just sold it. I'm considering a dobsonian, but I'm wondering about the practical limitations due to its lack of tracking. How high can you go with the magnification before keeping it centered gets impractical? Does it get old having to constantly move the scope when observing? In all the articles I've read, nothing has addressed this subject; I'd appreciate some real-world opinions from those of you who have used them. Aperture is not the question here -- I'm just looking at an 8 or 10, which can be had in either configuration, but the dob is more portable and quicker to set up. Thanks.