Took the plunge and bought a 102mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope. Long focal length, can hook to a tablet to track stars. Pretty sweet deal. Planets are in a rare linear alignment, hoping to get a glimpse of the two harder ones, Uranus and Neptune. Right now to the east Jupiter is sitting majestically about 40 degrees above the horizon. Track a little to the west and Saturn pops into view. Neptune is somewhere in between them. Scope is due to arrive Sunday. For those interested, it's a good way to pass the time. I have had reflectors previously, and an old refractor. This scope combines the best of both. Looking forward to spending many nights in beautiful east Tennessee exploring the majesty of the heavens.