Posts Made By: Alan Simpson

I have a 5 inch refractor, 10 inch and 17.5 inch dobs. The one used the most is the Z10 dob because it gives me some aperture and is still (even at 59 yrs old) easy for me to deploy quickly. I observe from my Bortle 5 backyard, and we make occasional trips to a Bortle 2 area about 2 to 3 hours away. Even then I tend to take the Z10 because of its ease to stow in the van. We plan to either move to or at least buy a second smaller home in the Bortle 2 area, so that is likely where the 17.5 will find its home and be used much more.