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A fine choice for getting your feet wet in the world of astronomy.
You will need to teach yourself how to collimate your scope and the best way to learn is with a Cheshire collimator. Plenty of info right here in IceInSpace on the subject.
An absolute must with a Dob is the "Astronomy 2008 Australia" year book. Heaps of info on what to look for during the different months, and star charts that will have you navigating the milky way like there is no tomorrow.
And get out under the night sky.
Then of course you will be after a Telrad, Bobs Knobs, Argo navis and some more expensive, specialized eyepieces. Then you will decide you want to get into Astro-photography and the 8" will be mounted on an EQ6 with a web cam and all the paraphernalia that comes with that but, I digress. Gotta walk before you run and most important..........enjoy
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