Bresser Optics Pluto 114/500, Gjuten aluminium, Gjuten aluminium, Cartes du Ciel, 465 mm, 28 kg, 14 cm

My first telescope in 2004 and regretting a little that it's now with my 6 year old grand daughter. becasue it's an excellent easier finder for a much bigger telescope bu piggy backing, on a separate mount and stand. It's the best made and thought out for quick portable use telescope compared to Skywatcher equivalent. The optics are good. A year ago I split zeta Cancri with it when an f9 4" refractor could not; tiny and unimpressive, but never the less! The eyepieces at the time had to be upgraded and as for the stand and mount, make sure it's the more recent tubular mount I came across with a Skylux 3" refractor and swopped them over. Collimating the secondary at this size is fiddly gingerly, but with the assurance provided in my The Alignment of Telescope Mirrors & Instructions in the Successful use of the Cave Collimator, you'll soon have it very sweet concentric and sharp.