8 or 10 inch Dob

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8 or 10 inch Dob

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which is best..8 or 10 inch Dob?!
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My general rule for buying a dob if the money is not the constraint is...getting the largest aperture that I can "happily" move it and "frequently" use it. If you don't know which size is good for you, I suggest you go to a star party and see other people's scopes. IMHO.

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either will be good... but then again .. make sure u can handle the size
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AGMI wrote:which is best..8 or 10 inch Dob?!
Both is the same length.

If you can manage the 8", you should be able to manage the 10"

I say get the 10"
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how much is shipping using vpost for the orion XT 10
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which is best..8 or 10 inch Dob?!
The point blank answer to your question is definately the 10". In astronomy, aperture always wins.

If not for various considerations (be it $, storage, portability, transport management...etc...etc...) that come in everytime we make scope purchase decisions, who dosen't want to own the largest telescope possible ?

So if you are able to handle the size and weight, and if $ is not a problem, go for the 10" 8)
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can handle ... but how much is the shipping for the orion XT10 or else mus look at hardin..
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AGMI wrote:can handle ... but how much is the shipping for the orion XT10 or else mus look at hardin..
will be expensive. They go by volumetric weight, meaning they take the size of your box. So even if the item inside is light, but your box is big, it will be expensive. Obviously the box for this scope is big.

Prepare for at least $400 for shipping
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maybe i better go back to the hardin DSH8
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how much is shipping using vpost for the orion XT 10
Based on solely the weight ~ 25-30kg, VPost will quote about S$200. But that's just a very rough estimate. If you can find out the exact dimensions of the packaging from Orion, the VPost guys will be able to give you a more accurate quote. It's definately going to be S$250-S$300 or more, knowing how gigantic the boxes are going to be...and it's likely to be shipped in 2 or more boxes.
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