Spaceman18

12 hours ago, ollypenrice said:

The most important thing about observing is where you do it. Almost all deep sky objects are impossible from cities, though the moon and planets can be observed. Do you intend to go out to darker sites than Melbourne? If so, portability will be important.

An excellent starting point would be an 8 inch Dobsonian. This is a Newtonian reflector with a simple but very stable and intuitive mount. Bang for buck, they can't be beaten. They do sometimes need optical adjustment and if this worries you (though it isn't very difficult with an appropriate tool) you might go for a refractor instead.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/dobsonians/skywatcher-skyliner-200p-dobsonian.html

Olly

 

Thank you for recommending the Dobsonian, as well, I do intend to go to darker sites as I go camping with my brother every so often. I will make sure to look into it and hopefully get it. Thank you.

Hello there, I live in Melbourne, Australia and I'm wondering what would be a good telescope for deep sky objects as well as looking at planets that are not too expensive and as a beginner.