Debbie, if you can swing about 4x or 5x the price of the PST, there are better choices. That said, the PST is made-to-order for the "once in a while" H-a solar observer (like me) and the perfect entry-level solar telescope. Note that you'll get a better image with lower magnifications. A smaller image, but more of the solar disk is "tuned-in" at the same setting. Remember that the theoretical max magnification for a 40mm objective is about 40x-50x. I get my best views at ~10x-25X. Higher magnifications will yield a larger image, but not more detail. You can actually lose some borderline prominences if you push the power too high. Welcome to the PST club! :o) On 4/4/11, Debbie <astrodeb@beyondbb.com> wrote:

I borrowed my friend's little 40mm PST last week and fell in love with it. It was easy to set up and get the sun centered with the finder. I put my new new 9mm Nagler T6 in and the view was awesome once I got it focused. I loved seeing the prominences coming off the limb of the sun. The views seemed better in the morning than in the afternoon as it gets kind of windy down in Southern Utah. I put the 7mm Nagler in one morning and the sun almost had a 3D effect. The sun is so dynamic. I think I miss the little scope now. Some people driving by wanted to know what I was looking at and I showed them. Now I think I want one. Be careful. Solar observing can be addicting.