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orions belt

orions belt

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Hello I'm wanting to get a telescope for the first time, I would prefer a refractor telescope but not essential and was wondering what telesope an amateur astronomer should get to start with. Would kindly appreciate the feedback,Thanks.

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JamesM

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Hi and welcome to the forum. A good starting point in order to answer your question would be some idea of your budget, as there are lots of great scopes out there that have prices to match. In addition, what types of objects are you wanting to observe? As this is the welcome section, you might like to post a similar question over on the, "Getting Started General Help and Advice" section as you might receive more responses there. :smiley:

Clear skies for now and enjoy the forum.

James

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Astro_Baby

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T like asking what car you should buy or who you should marry.......

To answer that question sensibly you'd need to tell us;

How mudh you want to spend

what you want/expect to see

whether you would want some automation in the scope

whether you live in a city, town or the country

whether you will need to transport the scope

how old you are...if your small, fit, bad back etc

where you will observe from

whether yo have a car etc

what your experience is

They are all factors in a choice and without knowing this sort of stuff any advice is meaningless.

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bingevader

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T like asking what car you should buy or who you should marry.......

To answer that question sensibly you'd need to tell us;

How mudh you want to spend

what you want/expect to see

whether you would want some automation in the scope

whether you live in a city, town or the country

whether you will need to transport the scope

how old you are...if your small, fit, bad back etc

where you will observe from

whether yo have a car etc

what your experience is

They are all factors in a choice and without knowing this sort of stuff any advice is meaningless.

I think you covered just about everything! :grin:

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orions belt

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To start off with ideally £100-£150

As to What I want to see- Planet's,nebula's,stars

I live in a town which is fairly good for no light pollution.

I would probably need it to be fairly light In order to transport but without the detriment to the telescope.

Im 29yrs old, built and reasonably fit.

Outside my house and to meet other amateur astronomer's.

No car.

Beginner.

please give feedback of this one which is the updated question.

Thanks.

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VigdisVZ

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Yep, the 130p is a neat little scope, not at all a toy.

Don't forget the collimation tool and a copy of "Turn Left at Orion" to start you out on a good track! Just hit us up with more questions in the other sub forums when you need to!

Welcome to SGL!

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Marki

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You can see a surprisng amount with 10x50 binoculars - great way to start off learning your way around the sky. And given our weather, as Biggazze88 said, mine get the most use out of all my scopes/gear - binoculars are fantastic for those short gaps in the clouds when you haven't time/can't be bothered to set -up a scope.

Otherwise, maybe go with the small dobsonian refelctor route - probably the best balance in terms of aperture for your money.

Oh, and welcome to the Lounge :)

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If you don't already have some, I'll put in another vote for a reasonable pair of 10x50 binoculars. Dead easy to use, great views of the Moon and the brightest open clusters, and plenty enough faint fuzzies to get stuck into hunting down especially if unlike me you don't have more light pollution than Las Vegas.

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