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Hi,
Having displayed rare skill in dutifully buying the first thing I tripped over, my opportunity to learn from error has been stupendous. Hold onto your $300-$400 budget, keep your powder dry. Start scanning the Ice Classified and look for choice high end 2nd hand gear.
Look at it this way, if you buy a cheaply then you won't get any money when you decide to trade up. If you buy a quality brand and a quality product and you buy 2nd hand if you decide to off-load the scope you will sell it for sort of the same money you paid for it!
The other huge advantage in buying quality x quality you will derive tremendous pleasure from using the thing and just looking at the thing. Hold tight, save your coin and go large, buy that I mean good! Do be tempted by aperture keep on the refractor straight and narrow and you will hove boundless pleasure from day one.
Cheers
David
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