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Hello everyone, I'm new here.
I have been an astronomy nerd since I was about 10. My life's work at the time consisted of drawing scale size images of the solar system in chalk on the pavement, making cardboard replicas of the planets to hang in my room, and putting those glow in the dark stars on my bedroom ceiling.
My parents got me one of those toyworld telescopes with which i couldn't even track the moon, thus dashing my enthusiasm at the time - it hasn't been until now that I've given thought to buying a proper telescope, as I'd always thought it would be a ludicrously expensive and complicated exercise.
So, I'm a real n00b as far as actual astronomy goes, but the enthusiasm is there. Luckily, I have a girlfriend who is also an astronomy nerd - and i thought it would be cool to get her a telescope as a birthday gift (something we can both enjoy). So I was wondering if anyone would have any suggestions in what would be a good start point for a telescope these days (my budget is under $1000). And can anyone shed any light on what kind of dough I would be up for to get into astrophotography.
Cheers!
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