[Jaeger]

Hi everyone,

I've been reading the forum posts, and they have been very useful in helping me to decide on my first astronomical telescope - almost certainly a Guan Sheng GS-680 8" Dobsonian, probably the Andrews Comm. "Super Deluxe" version (for the extra eyepieces.)

What I'm less certain about is what accessories I should/must get to go with it: "Bob's knobs", collimation tools, barlow lenses, even more eyepieces etc.

To try and distill the multitude of threads into one - hopefully short - buyers' guide, what should be in every IceInSpace beginner's shopping basket?

Cheers!