SAXON 8" Dobsonian Telescope

Just got the scope today and went out tonight to Kangaroo Ground to look for a darker night spot. but the sky was too bright with the new crescent plus the bright Western sky from Melbourne city making viewing of milky way much harder. Orion and some constellation are clearly visible.

Managed to see great details of moon craters, Jupiter with its moons - Great crisp picture. Will scout for a good location further away from CBD to have a better view of DSOs and nebulae

I also look forward to buying more lenses and filters to add to the fantastic experience.
(Posted on 28/12/11)

On reflection, it would have been better to spend just a little more for the collapsible version. But it does fit in the boot when the scope is pulled off the (heavy) mount. Only two hand bolts to do that.

That said, using the standard eyepieces, have had some great views of the Orion, Crab and Tarantula Nebulae, can see the stripes on Jupiter, and have just this last week got clear views of Saturn, with the ring belt clearly showing as it circles in front of Saturn. (Although not separate rings as other reviewers have said - maybe they bought other eyepieces?)

Just panning around through the Milky Way is pretty mind boggling...

It is a bugger to move around and awkward. I fitted two caster wheels to replace two of the feet, but not much better.

Now I am tossing up what to buy in the way of filters and eyepieces to go a bit further. The website is somewhat unclear about the differences and purposes of the different options.

The staff were great to deal with and the delivery incredibly quick. (Posted on 27/02/11)

Thanks OzScopes! Your prompt delivery and great service was much appreciated.
This telescope gave me my first view of star clusters and nebula.
The software that comes with it is great to. Fantastic for beginners like me.
Now to buy some more eyepieces. (Posted on 27/05/10)