What is Reddit's opinion of Solomark Collimation Eyepiece - 1.25Inch Cheshire Without Laser for Newtonian Telescopes and Reflectors - Metal, Long?

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The wise and mighty Orlet has already answered most of it :-)

> camping tables

Sadly most of those are made for portability, not stability required by a telescope at high magnifications. What's fine for a hot dog and a can of root beer, will make observing tedious :-) That's why I recommended the Ikea Bekväm (though I can not say for sure if it will fit the other 5") or a beverage crate and some small fishing stools.

> There's a cool factor to a telescope,

Indeed! :-) I bought my first telescope before owning binoculars. It's not the recommended route. In my opinion, a combination of both is the best. If he already has some, that's perfect.

> Collimation cap

Much easier than most guides make it sound, and you just need a simple tool (http://agenaastro.com/rigel-systems-aline-telescope-alignment-eyepiece.html - also see http://www.garyseronik.com/?q=node/165), or can even manage without if necessary. I use a cheshire-sighttube (http://www.amazon.com/Solomark-Collimation-Newtonian-Telescopes-Refractors/dp/B00OXKI1NQ/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1454448235&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=telescope+cheshire), but for the F/5 telescope a short one would be better perhaps; (Edit: http://corvus-optics.com/product/cheshire-collimator/ - but the collimation cap will do; Else ask for availability; Cheap lasers are available too but not really good, and a short telescope is easy to collimate with a cap/cheshire)

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> computerized scope

Can be nice, but a manual telescope is grab&go and with a good book really easy to use, too :-) If portability is more of an issue than price, and a trunk is available for transporting, there's also the Celestron Nexstar STL 127 ($439) which performs better regarding planets but shows a smaller maximum field of view (the strength of the short 5" reflectors)

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I am sorry if I used too many technical terms, I was not sure how much experience you had and how much reading you have done so far :-)