How to Buy a Telescope : Telescope Buying Guide: Aperture

[otaner142]

i have a question......i have a celestron powerseeker127 eq and would like to see some of the deep sky objects....what can i do?? and how can i see the planets with more contrast?????

[hiian123]

yeah i agree with you that 6inches is ideal for starting deep space viewing. I have a 4.5 inch meade DS2114 goto and it's great for lunar and planetary but i'm going to need some more aperature! I was able to see a bit of the m13 cluster but i think that's as deep as I can pull off. Im thinking about mabe getting a Meade LXD 75 10inch goto or a smaller 8 inch sct. which do u think is better?

[Edsan91]

@hiian123 10inch goto for sure.

[thelastwords]

thanks!

[Chrisjr2007]

nice:)