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<p>[QUOTE="4to2centBC, post: 2857656, member: 76181"]I just put one of these together earlier today and have it shipping in two days. I wavered between a 14 inch truss, 12 inch truss, 12 inch solid tube or a 10 inch solid tube Dob. I have suburban skies, in the North East. The weight on the first 3 were a bit much so I went with the 10 inch solid tube.</p><p><br /></p><p>I gave up on astrophotography decades ago and don't plan on doing it with this scope. I even decided against the GoTo mount with tracking, in order to cut weight. The money saved from not getting the GoTO allowed me to get a binoviewer for double the fun.</p><p><br /></p><p>That is a nice SCT you have. I almost bought an Edge HD but in the end I went with a simple Dob. </p><p><br /></p><p>I will probably have only a handful of great nights a year, but that is what makes them special. </p><p><br /></p><p>Orion Build-A-Scope 10" Classic Dobsonian Telescope</p><p><br /></p><p>Components & Accessories:</p><p>Orion SkyLine Deluxe Green Laser Pointer & Telescope Bracket</p><p>Orion 2" Low-Profile Dual-Speed Hybrid Reflector Focuser</p><p>20mm Orion Expanse Telescope Eyepiece</p><p>Orion Binocular Viewer for Telescopes</p><p>Orion LaserMate Deluxe II Telescope Laser Collimator</p><p>Qty: 1</p><p>Item Price: $1,068.94</p><p>20mm Orion Expanse Telescope Eyepiece</p><p>Qty: 1</p><p>Item Price: $49.99</p><p>Orion Cooling Accelerator Fan for Large Reflector Telescopes</p><p>Qty: 1</p><p>Item Price: $26.99[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="4to2centBC, post: 2857656, member: 76181"]I just put one of these together earlier today and have it shipping in two days. I wavered between a 14 inch truss, 12 inch truss, 12 inch solid tube or a 10 inch solid tube Dob. I have suburban skies, in the North East. The weight on the first 3 were a bit much so I went with the 10 inch solid tube. I gave up on astrophotography decades ago and don't plan on doing it with this scope. I even decided against the GoTo mount with tracking, in order to cut weight. The money saved from not getting the GoTO allowed me to get a binoviewer for double the fun. That is a nice SCT you have. I almost bought an Edge HD but in the end I went with a simple Dob. I will probably have only a handful of great nights a year, but that is what makes them special. Orion Build-A-Scope 10" Classic Dobsonian Telescope Components & Accessories: Orion SkyLine Deluxe Green Laser Pointer & Telescope Bracket Orion 2" Low-Profile Dual-Speed Hybrid Reflector Focuser 20mm Orion Expanse Telescope Eyepiece Orion Binocular Viewer for Telescopes Orion LaserMate Deluxe II Telescope Laser Collimator Qty: 1 Item Price: $1,068.94 20mm Orion Expanse Telescope Eyepiece Qty: 1 Item Price: $49.99 Orion Cooling Accelerator Fan for Large Reflector Telescopes Qty: 1 Item Price: $26.99[/QUOTE]
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