I second what our gong'er above says, try and get along to a local meeting to look through some of the member scopes. If you're planning on getting a scope, it will give you some great insight into what you can expect to see through scopes of various aperture, eyepieces etc.
If you're not going to purchase a scope, it's a great way of seeing the heavens and talking astronomy with like-minded people!
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