[mikeluvs43 (Mike)]

Hi

My girlfriend is and has been her whole life since a little girl interested in Astronomy. When she was a little girl her father bought her a regular telescope think about 100mm (bare with me with specs as I don't know much but am trying)
So anyway obviously even though her love for the night sky was great her power to see it was not.
Even to this day when ever the mooon looks large and close she breaks here scope out and enjoys even the little bit she see's.

Well this year for her birthday I decided to get her what I think is a decent start in the right direction. I just got in the mail today an
Orian SpaceProbe 130mm EQ
Equatorial Newtonian Reflector Telescope
total focal lengh 900mm
eye peices 25mm and 10mm Explorer II

What this all means. I don't know I thought when getting it was a decent set and for the money a good deal. As I started looking around more today I find other things ah that would have been better this that or whatever.
But this is what I got and FINALLY to my questions

1 - Is this a decent "starter" scope

I also bought a

Orion 1.25" 13% Transmission Eyepiece Moon Filter

Orion Shorty 2x Barlow Lens, 1.25"

2 - are this things of any use?

3 - What else should I get her to go with this that you think she will run into wanting, or needing or could just use because it is neat.

and

4 - I saw while looking on the forums here about mounts (believe was for taking pictures) can any of those go on the telescope I got, And If so would this telescope be powerful enough to get any good shots even if a mount could hook up to it.


Thanks for the help in advance

Mike In New Jersey