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Hi James.
You're from blacktown, there's a few other sydney members here who might be able to show you through their scopes.. in addition, if you want to make a little trip north, we're having a star party on May the 7th on the central coast.. if you can make it up, you'll get to look through LOADS of different telescopes, from 4" refractors up to 20" dobs, and everything inbetween, motorised LX200's, LX90's, 10" and 12" GSO dobs, etc.
It really is the best way to ensure you know exactly what you're getting and what you'll be able to see, and the differences in what you see in scopes of different sizes.. including whether you like the idea of pushing the scope around, or want something motorised to do it for you.
The old rule "telescopes under $500 are useless" isn't really true anymore when you talk about the 8" GSO dob. it's a really great scope for a great price. If you talk about refractors, or anything on a tripod, then the rule still is true.
btw how did you hear about us?
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