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Again thankyou @vlaiv I have a good idea on what I am going to get now. Hopefully the Aussie skies do me good. Look forward to chatting in the future Aussiexplorer

@Carbon Brush and @vlaiv Thankyou for the suggestions. After reading your replies I think chromatic aberration will just be something I will live with until I get the hang of astronomy and observation. Then I will look at something more serious down the line. This is the scope I have picked out. I will go a little above my budget but that is alright. What do you think? I think something like this will be a good starter for me and I will get a decent alt az mount to go with it. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/evostar/skywatcher-evostar-120-ota.html Aussiexplorer

@vlaiv From what I am looking at the moment a refractor size scope would work better than a dobsonian for me I think

Hello, I mainly just want to do observing at the moment. AP is quite a rabbit hole and expensive from what I have seen, I just wanted to see what people were using haha. Just to stick with observing I could probably push the budget up a little bit. I think size wise length isn't an issue as much as bulk and width

Thankyou @Philip R I have looked at the SW80 as a matter of fact, issue currently is there's basically no stock which I assume is due to COVID and parts shortage in Asia. I have heard a good quality mount will last you a long time, similar with photography.

Hello, I am new to astronomy and am looking for telescope recommendations. I live nomadically and move frequently with work around Australia so I would be looking for something portable. The consensus I have seen online is an 8inch dobsonian is a good beginners but I don't have the space yet for a larger telescope. Initially I just want to do general observing but as I am a photographer I would also like to astrophotography down the line once I get enough experience and a more permanent job. I am asking if you could give me a recommendation for a good beginner telescope and what opinions on an astrophotography setup down the track. Budget for beginner scope I'm looking at $500-700AUD. Thankyou in advance, Aussiexplorer

Hello stargazers, I am a beginner in the astronomy world from Australia. I do photography mainly wildlife, landscape and such but recently I have been looking at astronomy and I am now hooked. So hello everyone and I look forward to learning and sharing some of my future experiences with you Aussiexplorer