Hi everyone.

[Noob]

Hi all. It's great to see somewhere to get free advice about purchasing gear. It's easy for us beginners to make the wrong purchase ....

[JeniSkunk]

Yes indeed.
When looking for info, for buying my first telescope back in 2018, this forum, and all the online reviews I could find for what I was considering, were invaluable. But I still had to go to a telescope shop to actually look at the telescopes, before buying.

[Leo.G]

Welcome Luke!
It's nice to have people to talk to about all of this stuff considering the expenditure and complicated processes involved with imaging and just viewing.
I remember when I had to travel into Sydney (I lived near there then) and try to get as much out of a salesperson as possible between other paying customers. Here you do it all from the comfort of your home without having to buy anything.