Got into astronomy this fall (with all the lock downs), joined Cloudy Nights earlier this year, now joining this forum. I am a new binocular (Oberwerk 12x60), Cass (Orion Mak150) and Frac (Orion ED80) user (for size and portability to get to dark skies). Been checking out dark sky sites in the area, but home is not too bad (Bortle 4-6 depending on what direction I look). From home, even in suburban LP, I can see all the Messier Open Clusters, brighter PNs (eg M57, Ghost of Jupiter, Saturn, NGC 1535) and GCs (M2, M13, M15, M92, etc.), M31, even some fainter stuff like M1 and Sculptor Galaxy, and of course, M42, double stars and planets. If anyone is in Albuquerque area and wants to chat about local astronomy, give me a shout. Same if anyone has MCTs, SCTs or Refractors, I have been reading a lot and have a whole series of purchases I am looking out to fill out my repetoire over the next couple months-years (120ST, C9.25 EdgeHD, Night Vision, SW120ED, AT102EDL, etc.). As I am still a 'newbie', I am sure I don't have all the answers and would be happy to chat on pros/cons/thought process on these and the mounts needed for them.