4 Oct
2006
4 Oct
'06
1:45 p.m.
We have an 11" Celestron CPC (our first telescope purchased this June), and we are really enjoying, but we have been thinking it would be good to have a smaller, more portable scope, for ease of use and perhaps some simple astrophotography. My husband, Craig has been looking at an 80 mm refractor such as the Meade ED triplet apo (series 5000), or the Orion ED apo, or the Celstron Onyx ED. Has anyone used these and have a recommendation? We also don't know what would be a good, but not too expensive equatorial mount for a refractor. Thanks for any advice you have, when you are just starting, there are so many choices, it's hard to know what might be best.