looking for a good spec compact scope

Skywatcher ED 80 is good choice. Very good quality, mag up to 200x. And can be also used for ground observing.

Hi fguihen! there is a scope for sale on ebay from an ebay shop! its a celestron 6" schmidt cassegrain!

cgi.ebay.ie/Celestron-6-SC-Teleskop_W0QQ...Z32942QQcmdZViewItem

It is €600 and shipping to ireland is only €25! the scope is coming from germany hence the cheap shippiing(DHL)!
This scope costs £550 sterling on greenwitch not including shipping!

www.greenwich-observatory.co.uk/acatalog...midt-Cassegrain.html
Looks like a fine scope!
Hope this helps,
Matthew
(ps site in german, just search for a free translator!)

I wouldn't get over-excited about that ad just yet Matthew, the picture shows a tripod but the scope of delivery (Lieferumfang) makes no mention of it. Ask before purchase!

Yup! probably tooo good to b true!

How about this:

hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hand-held_hubble/

* Takes amazing images
* Fits in your hand
* You can make it yourself!


Seriously though, the lads did offer some good advice.

However, if you are looking for a first telescope, I personally would recommend something with a low magnification. The higher the magnification, the harder to aim. If you don't have binos already, then this should be the first step IMHO.

Do you have binos?

Regards,

you should check out
www.telescope-service.com/maksutovs/start/maksutovsstart.html
They have all different size maks