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Congratulations on the new scope and welcome to the forum.
You and your wife will get years of enjoyment from your Dob.
There is one added extra that I highly recommend and that is a copy of "Astronomy 2008" from Quasar Publishing.
It starts with a month by month/ day by day ephemeris of celestial events that you might like to turn your telescope to.
It gives charts for the rise and set times of all the planets, the moon and sun.
There are easy to follow charts on Jupiter and Saturn's Moon events, a chart that will tell you exactly when Jupiter's Great Red Spot will be visable.
It also has a set of Star Charts in it that are excellent for the beginner. With them you'll be able to follow the paths of the planets easily, and it has enough galaxies, nebulas and clusters marked on the maps to give you happy hunting for months.
This is only the high lights of this very informative book.
The book is available in most book stores, and you can order next years edition at the end of this year, here at IceInSpace.
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