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Originally Posted by cgarr

Thanks all, Looks like I may be going with the Orion SkyQuest XT6 Classic Looks like a nice setup.

Excellent choice. The Orion and Zhumell (and several other brands) dob scopes are Guang Shen Optical (GSO) scopes made in China with slightly different accessory packages. They are excellent budget scopes, and are some of the most recommended scopes available.

If you want more info, the Pelican Parts forum analog for astronomy is
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?Cat=

They've got a "beginners" forum as well as several technical articles, reviews, etc... if you go to their main site.
http://www.cloudynights.com/index.php