Rimshot 181 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 for star gazing?Celestron 70az (style=wide body and short)orCelestron 80eq (style=narrow body and long)Telescopes are hard to understand for rookies. Can't find 1 site listing them all and what they are capable of doing.I like the short one because it would be easier to handle but other than that, i don't know squat...lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mn90403 977 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Try this site.http://www.optcorp.com/manufacturer/celestron?cat=7I bought a computer microscope from them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimshot 181 Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 That site covers the basics for someone who already knows a little bit about telescopes Mitch. But it's a good site for seeing what specs they have.Hmmmm...the eq80 has slow motion tracking but no power adapter...I don't understand. Does this mean manual slow motion tracking? No remote comes with it. I seen this at a pawn shop for $60 and it looks brand new.The 70 does have a remote.If i'm understanding this correctly some telescopes don't give you erect images. Who would want that...lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,153 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Rimmy, Try sending Johnno a PM he's know a good bit about telescopes and maybe can help you decide which is best for you, not sure if he will stumble across this topic when he visits the forum, he stays pretty busy with his work and is not on the forum too often but he does drop in from time to time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnno 64 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 G'day RimThis forum might help you out.http://www.cloudynights.com/indexCheers Johnno Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rimshot 181 Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 (edited) I guess i should of asked what are the pros and cons of refractor vs. reflector telescope. Anyone know which is better?Also manual tracking. How does that work?Tired of searching message boards...lol Edited November 4, 2014 by Rimshot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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