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Pete and Graeme, if you are truly interested in getting enjoyment out
of your scopes, and maybe passing on your enthusiasm to others, you will
learn the sky bit by bit[there's no hurry, unless you are old like me] and
over time you will see your favourite objects come and go with the seasons, and almost look upon them as old friends.
GoTo scopes are an enormous help to novices for finding objects, but do
encourage laziness. It has been my experience that a sizeable
percentage of people that start with a GoTo scope never go on to learn
much of the sky, except maybe a few of the most well known objects.
Graeme, the primary mirror is deep down inside the scope, and I have
never found a great need for a light shroud. My wife made me one, and
other than trying it out, I've never used it. Maybe it would be useful if I
were surrounded by a host of streetlights.
raymo
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