Should i buy this?

[granite yacht]

I was planning on using a go-to mount for it

[willow oracle]

nah, it's like bird eye jones telescope where the focal length is doubled by having a barlow in the focuser

[granite yacht]

which do you recommend? i would like to see planets and possibly nebulae and galaxies

[willow oracle]

with what kind of budget and for what goto mount?

[granite yacht]

budget around 500-700 euros and im using a celestron nexstar mount

[willow oracle]

that mount won't be able to hold any newt really

[granite yacht]

that sucks

[willow oracle]

if you're ok with giving up goto you could get a 8" dob, they're really good for visual

[granite yacht]

sweet

ill look into it

[willow oracle]

the skywatcher classic 200p is a popular pick

[granite yacht]

i have heard of it, let me look. thanks already

[whole geode]

Are you looking to go into astrophotography in the future?

[granite yacht]

might do that, was focusing on visual first.

[whole geode]

Yea, a dob would be a solid bet then, for AP a EQ mount is almost vital to have pinpoint stars, but visual it doesn’t really matter, sometimes it may hinder the experience. I think the dob is the way for you

[granite yacht]

and what if i wanted to maybe get something smaller like maybe a cassegrain or something

[whole geode]

Celestron makes these nice scopes like the 4SE, 5SE, 6SE and 8SE. They are nice for planets and galaxy, a bit tight for nebula because of how zoomed in they are. Choose the highest aperture that can fit within your price range. They come it’s a motorised mount, which isn’t of the best quality and precision, but it will help a lot in the early stages.

[willow oracle]

didn't you nexstar mount come with an sct?

[granite yacht]

that mount was collecting dust in the basement i have no idea actually

[granite yacht]

Should i get a skywatcher 150/750 or a 150/1200? Newtonians for astrophotography