Ok I am going to display my ignorance. I thought a C-8 was more compact than a similar aperture Dob. What I was reading was that they had superior resolution and a smaller optical tube thus the higher price tag. Is it the tripod that is a pain or do I just have it all wrong? I am very interested as I am trying to decide if I want to invest in a more serious scope (currently using a 5" reflector on EQ mount Orion SpaceProbe 130 ST). Also yes Orion seems to be an awesome company for service and quality. On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@digis.net> wrote:
Not to sound like a commercial for Orion but I got tired of lugging my C-8 to star parties so I gave it to SLAS and started looking for a small, light weight, portable Dob. Found one at Orion and placed the order Tuesday night. It arrived yesterday (Thursday). Well done Orion! I think the only way they could have delivered it faster would have been via drone. :) patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".