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tone71

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Hi all, Having bought my son a 76mm Heritage for Christmas and always having had an interest in the skies, so far with one clear night and having viewed the moon and found Jupiter and Mars I have decided that there is plenty worst ways to spend my evenings than gazing at the stars. I live near Epsom and therefore have light issues (neighbours with nice security lights that light the whole gardens!) but have found myself perusing this great forum and hankering after a larger scope to view firstly the planets then possibly more. My budget for a scope would be around the £300 mark and all recomendations and viewing expectations etc wold be greatly appreciated.

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Bizibilder

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Hello Tone and welcome to SGL!! If you post in the Beginners Help and Advice you will get a better response to your question. I would suggest something straightforward to start you off - maybe a 200mm Dobsonian? First Light Optics - Skywatcher Skyliner 200P Dobsonian Or the 150mm equivalent if that is too big. These scopes are simple to handle and can be put down anywhere reasonably flat - they need no alignment etc. You get the greatest aparture for you money - good for DSO's and a reasonable focal length - for the Moon and planets. You can upgrade to an equatorial mount at a future date if you want to.

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