I will second Stefan's comments re: Ice In Space Classifieds. Recently I secured a beautiful Mizar (Japan) manual mount for $195. Just as in photography, the Made in Japan stamp carries a load of authority & quality. Another valuable tool is this forum itself. As I am also a Newbie, when I have questions I simply bounce those questions onto the forum and in no time at all I have the correct answers returned too me. Correct answers will save you a fortune in "Newbie Errors". Astronomy has at real "bite" and once you are bitten you can't get enough and the potential for purchasing errors is huge.
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