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Originally Posted by woofermew
Hey all,
Watched Interstellar recently and really captured my imagination with the whole outta space thinking. Complete noob to all of this. I guess my question is where do I start for some amateur equipment and where is a good starting point for all of this.
Thanks all!
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Hi Woofermew,
Welcome to IceInSpace
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I think the lack of reply to your very general question, may be due to the lack of information you have provided.
We can be of more help if you let us know what area you are in.
What sort of investment you want to make.
What you hope to see.
Basically, first advice is to go to an informal viewing night to see what scopes are around and what you can see with them.
Mostly, a Dobsonian telescope is recommended as best value for money and ease of use, around 8" diameter is fairly inexpensive and easy to move around and set up.
Hope you continue with venture into astronomy.
Happy to help with any further questions.
For a freebie start, download Free planetarium software - Stellarium.
That might wet your appetite for what about in the skies.
http://stellarium.org/