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Originally Posted by holden68
Hello, l'm new to this, my wife wants a telescope for gazing at the stars, she has been hassling me for a week to go buy one but l dont want to buy something thats not suitable, she has circled one in a magazine it's - CELESTRON ASTROMASTER EQ130 Telescope ASMAS, are these any good or can you suggest anything aruond a budget of $400 - $700 just for looking up, we hope to get good at this new hoobie so we may teach our 7 month old daughter when she's old enough, also it doesnt have to be portable as we live in the Mountains, thanks  |
Binoculars are an excellent choice.
An 8inch to 10inch dob, whilst excellent value for money
http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-section-10.htm
can be heavy to move around.
A good choice for a first telescope is:
http://www.amazon.com/Orion-StarBlas.../dp/B0000XMT38
which is reviewed here:
http://www.astromart.com/articles/ar...?article_id=93
It is an excellent balance between $, convenience and aperature.