OK Nick, some very basic needs:- Comfy chairs to sit in while you wait your turn at the eyepiece. Some form of stool to sit at while observing - an old gaslift office chair can be useful. You can see a lot sitting at an 8". Standing will hurt your back over time - the eyepiece is often a bit low. A redlight torch for when you need light that won't destroy your night vision. Everyready sell one you can put on your head that will show white light - great when packing up later - or a single red led. About $36 in the supermarket. But there are cheaper options (really cheap if you make one yourself
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/index.p...63,278,0,0,1,0 ). A Planisphere - get the big one. It's either that or memorise the sky soon, or drag your computer out with you (then you need a red filter for the screen!)
Yes, and get that collimating tool. Start with a cheshire collimating tool.
Happy observing! Tell us what you see!
