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Old 25-06-2007, 09:18 PM
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Since you have planisphere and I am assuming a red light torch, I recommend getting some good collimation tools...

I'd recommend an Orion Collimating eyepiece...a good tool that requires no batteries and has no moving parts...it will last a lifetime and get used every time you use the scope. It will help your scope perform to its ability.

Although I will declare that I have a vested interest in making this next recommendation I will still do it and suggest that you get a good adjustable height observing chair. For me there has been no other single piece of gear that improved enjoyment of my telescope than a good chair. Buy one or make your own it does not matter but do get one. I find that the more comfortable I am at the eyepiece the longer and "deeper" I will look...to me it is a must for dobsonian mounts.

Then, before you get anything else, spend as much time as you can using your telescope...alone or with friends (to try out their gear) get as much viewing time as you can before you buy any more gear. Once you know what you want to see and how you want to see it you can then start thinking about which other bits of gear you can not live without.

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