SingAstro

Is celestron C6N a gd choice for a beginner? would like to heard comment from u guy:)

Wah, so fast going for SCTs liao arh... Hmm... Maybe you want to try Newtonians or refractors first?

The C6N is a newtonian. Here's a review.C6N

I have no experience with this scope btw..

Hi,
I previously own the Sky-Watcher version of this scope. My copy got very good optics and perform very well on visual.

Anyway, one of the member is using one, so may be he can give more comments on it.

Have a nice day.

Orh... My mistake =X What do you expect from this scope?

wAi_kiT wrote:Wah, so fast going for SCTs liao arh... Hmm... Maybe you want to try Newtonians or refractors first?

Errm SCTs and Maks are good beginner scopes; they are light and portable for the aperture, so the need for expensive and heavy tripods+mounts are reduced. In fact, a 5" SCT or Mak is probably a better first scope than a refractor of whatever size (5" refractors are too big and expensive while smaller refractors are well, aperture-challenged).

Haha, but the maintenance of SCTs make them hard for beginners... The lens and collimation. And they're not that cheap right?

They are virtually maintenance-free and collimation is not difficult to learn. general rule of thumb for price per inch of aperture: newtonians cheapest followed by SCTs followed by APO refractors.

Oh well, when you see fungus growing on the lens, can get super sad =X Now my newtonian mirror also getting dirty =X

Well no better what scope its always best to keep them in the right environment