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Old 22-03-2009, 08:43 AM
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tonybarry (Tony)
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Hi doitchoss,

The three obstacles facing me as a beginner were
1) knowing what star / object is visible at a given time and where it is
2) keeping the object visible in the scope
3) being able to physically pick up the gear

For me, I obtained a 2nd hand f/4 8" Newtonian on a EQ1 mount, and a laptop running Stellarium (a free program to show what stars are in the sky).
That let me see big, easily visible stuff. Stellarium let me find out what stars were where, and without it I am sure I would never have persisted.

Good luck with finding a scope.

Regards
Tony Barry