Originally posted by VoiceOfReason A good 8" go-to Dobsonian or a Celestron Nexstar 8SE would be a great start for that.
would that be sufficient to see Saturn and Jupiter as well? as in, see them clearly?
many decades ago, i befriending a scientist who had this INSANELY HUGE telescope. Through that, i was able to see Saturn and Jupiter. I could see Jupiter's eye, and it was incredible! since then, i've tried searching what that telescope was, and all images of saturn/jupiter have been super blurry though those telescopes.
maybe his wasn't a consumer telescope