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Wow, thank you all for the great responses!
ShOrEbReAk - Tell me about it! Time goes so quick with setting up/packing up, finding and observing different objects and then trying to work out the best ways to photograph them. Thankfully, the moon is close!
Meru/ShOrEbReAk/Raymo/barx - Thanks for the info, so good!
I think I will go for the EPs first off, I think it is a good idea to get used to finding and focusing on objects, and soak in the awesomeness of them for awhile.
Red/barx - Thanks for the invites, I do hope to get out there eventually. I am a 100% beginner right now, so I prefer not to embarrass myself. Still getting used to trying to find objects through the finder instead of naked eye .. and getting the polar alignment with the mount working.
For example, the orion nebula. I can see where it should be with the naked eye, but then looking finder scope adds extra stars and it's too confusing!
I also haven't been able to get the polar alignment/goto working as yet either. The manual was tough work, and no knowledge to getting it working is tricky.
Also, the full full moon is tonight, hopefully the clouds stay away and I can get some more photos in. It is very cool to see the different colours the moon appears on camera when changing the shutter speed. 1/200 = bright white, 1/500 = dark grey. Amazing!
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