[04Stefan07 (Stefan)]

Thought this would be an interesting topic!

My first telescope was the Celestron 60AZ. I've always been into astronomy and space growing up because of my dad and brother. I contemplated the thought of buying a telescope to expand my interest. At the time when Dick Smith was around I used to eye off the Celestron telescopes they used to sell. There was the 60AZ, 114AZ and the 130EQ . Every time I went to the store I had a look at them but never purchased one. I think I was between 16 and 20 years old.

The interest of telescopes peaked in 2011 and finally decided to buy one. I found a used Celestron 60AZ on eBay for around $60. I didn't want to spend much money as I wanted something cheap incase I didn't like the hobby. I remember looking at the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter for the first time through the telescope and it was literally out of this world! It was the coolest thing I ever saw.

After that one purchase I decided that I absolutely loved the hobby and decided to take it to the next level. I quickly sold that scope and purchased a much better one with go to capabilities (130SLT).

7 years later and many scopes, accessories and cameras over the years I can safely say this is the most rewarding hobby I have!