Akyra wrote: |
A Dobsonian Reflector, the most aperture for your with an easy to use mount! Shimple!!! ![Big Smile [:D]](/ASY/CS/emoticons/icon_smile_big.gif) |
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Although I voted for reflector for the same reasons as those given by Akyra, refractors can be awfully nice, too, for crisp, sharp, clear images, portability and for terrestrial observing. Celestial images are one thing - who cares which way 'round the image of a star, galaxy, cluster, nebula, planet or comet is oriented? - but I have never been able to get used to looking at upside down images of birds and wildlife!
(Photo:Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation)