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I have an old 60mm refractor, and a 6" Newtonian. Both without drives. And binoculars. So basically I have been doing back yard observations from the outer suburdpbs of Melbourne and sometimes I have specifically driven out to country Victoria to escape the city lights and heat etc.
I have always been interested in astronomy and telescopes from a young age. My piggy bank had collected more gold coins than I thought it would over a 5 or 6 year period.
What better way is there to spend some loose change which turned out to be quite substantial? The home loan could use an extraordinary payment, but what the hell, you only live once.
I have been shopping around online and also visited the Bintel store in Melbourne, and Ozscopes in bays water somewhere.
There is lots to choose from. And I have been steering away from refractors, because my Newtonian reflector is much better than my cheaper refractor, but refractors were strongly recommended to me for particular type of observations like planets.
My feeling is that I would like to invest in an all round telescope if possible that may cover most of the night sky objects. If that is not possible, then perhaps a high quality mount that will last a long time and cater for future investments in telescopes and equipment.
Not entirely sure which way to go at this point, but flexibility and future updrades is a key for me at the moment.
Cheers
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