Hello all,
I have had a huge interest in astronomical veiwing for many years, albeit with the naked eye, staring for ages at the night sky. I have finally taken the plunge, after a long time researching different scopes, the pos and neg of each type, and settled on a Sky-watcher 200P classic Dobsonian from First Light Optics (literally ordered 10 mins ago!). This was based purely on sifting through web searches for "best beginner scopes" and looking at the reviews etc. I am aware that covid has decimated stocks of scopes worldwide, so I am intending to spend the "in - between" time reading about the night sky, and what I will be able to realistically veiw with the scope when it comes. So what I would like to know is what additional equipment would be beneficial to enhance the experience. I understand that things like a Telrad finder would be a good buy? Also could someone explain what a Barlow lens is, why it differs from the standard supplied lenses, and which one would be a good buy for the 200P.
Thanks in advance, looking forward to the responses.