BRESSER Messier 6 Dobson

[dark raft]

Hello All,
I am Dave from India. I am starting my journey with Astronomy. Currently, I usually do the sky watching using my Celestron Skymaster 15x70 binocular. Now I am interested to go little deeper into this hobby and want to buy a telescope. Portability and sharp image is my requirement with minimal setup. I want to start this journey with visual viewing and if successful will go to astro photography path but AP is not priority. Its very difficult to get Skywatcher in India and the distributor is not good and provide good service. One of the distributor is recommending the following scope. Could you-please suggest whether this is a good scope and what are the pros and cons for this scope?

https://www.bresser.de/en/Astronomy/Telescopes/BRESSER-Messier-6-Dobson.html

[frosty anvil]

Hi

This dob is fine

[dusty lark]

it's fine, on par with the heritage 130p, only thing I would suggest is a 2x barlow

[keen egret]

what kind of objects can I see other than planets and moon.

[keen egret]

My plan is to start with visual for planets, nebuale galaxy and then move to astrophotography. https://tejraj.com/product/gso-8-professional-dobsonian-telescope

How it is different than below. Should I buy the below GSO scope https://tejraj.com/product/gso-8-professional-dobsonian-telescope

[ivory jacinth]

If your plan is to move to astrophotography i wouldnt go for an 8" because you'll need a huge bulky expensive mount to hold an 8"

8" is actually amazing for visual

but you arent gonna have enough money to turn it into an AP scope

(probably)

[hollow heron]

A heq5 pro

[frosty anvil]

You should be able to see all of the messier catalog. But not at a high bortle

[keen egret]

Thanks guys for the quick response. Should you suggest me to go for Bresser or GSO 8 inch dobs which can provide great views/ some pics via mobile phone of planets, moons and DSO?

[ivory jacinth]

gso 8" dob for planetary imaging

but

if you have the plan of getting a tracker in the future

a lighter scope like the bresser would probably do astrophotography on a lighter mount

id go with the 8" as a beginner scope overall

[keen egret]

Thanks this helps.

[keen egret]

Yes I understand that. But is there a more sharp images visually i can see via 8 inch dobs I see that the GSO 8 inch dobs comes with 1:10 dual focuser . Is this is a advantage over the Bresser?

I am seeing that bresser Eye pieces and focuser has some drawback or limitations but could some one let me know wrt to focuser and eyepieces how these 2 scopes are different and which should one go for visual and taking snapshot using mobile devices

[hollow heron]

Focuser won't give clearer views. They are just better to focus with. And some might have a 2" fochser so keep that in mind

[keen egret]

Thanks yes agreed. But will 2" will be better focuser or dual 2" inch as given in gso 8 inch dob?

[hollow heron]

2" dual focuser is better

But 2" eyepieces cost more. But theres an adapter for 1.25" eyepieces

[keen egret]

Thanks @hollow heron appreciate quick reply

[hollow heron]

Np

[ivory jacinth]

Yes

Its much Sharper

[hollow heron]

Why sharper?

[ivory jacinth]

Uh

Sharper isn't the right word

Sharper more detailed planetary views in an 8"

It picks up a lot more light for DSO

[hollow heron]

Oh nvm i didn't look at what u responded to. Yes 8" will give you sharper views techically. I thought you were talking about the 2" focuser giving more sharper views😄

[ivory jacinth]

So if visual astronomy is a priority definitely pick the 8"

[hollow heron]

Yep.

And planetary photography

But the tracking might be a problem

[hollow heron]

Detail is the right word for it.

[warped barn]

Hi, Do you guys recommend the 6inch or the 8inch?