[Chaos-l] thanks!

[Allen Davis]

Go with the 8".  Or the 10" if you can.  If you have a minivan you can do it
easy.  The mount and scope will separate and you can lay the tube somewhere
and pad it so it won't roll around..

 

Since you indicate you will be able to observe out of  Chapel Hill some, you
will be able to make use of some darker skies and the larger mirror.  

 

And from what I have seen, the Zhumell's as John says, seem to be a very
good value.  That isn't knocking Orion.they seem to be good scopes too.  But
since I now know of three 10" Zhumell's in this extended group, and they all
seem to be good, I would vote for that.  allen

 

From: chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:chaos-l-bounces at rtpnet.org] On
Behalf Of michelle s
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 3:46 PM
To: chaos-l at rtpnet.org
Subject: [Chaos-l] thanks!

 

Wow, what a wealth of information you have given me. I am confused as ever
;) , but greatly appreciate your input. I think the dobsonian makes sense
because it is the easiest to use/setup/be stable (from what i have read here
and on the web). The 8 sounds like it is worth the extra $50 over the 6, but
will it be manageable to carry? I imagine we will use in the driveway in
Chapel Hill and also take it to darker areas (we have a minivan). Any
feeling about whether Orion or Zhumell is a better choice? 

Michelle

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