hi there my name is dave i live in goulburn nsw. since moving from sydney a year ago i have noticed that the sky is amazing here. everything stands out so much more.
I have recently become interested in the night sky and want to purchase a telescope to see more.
the shops are limited here in goulburn, but i could always drive the hour to canberra if i cant get a decent beginners telescope here, all we have is a camera shop and a dick smith, can i get a decent telescope for around 300 bucks in a shop like that? if so what model can someone suggest to me please? and can they accept a digital camer to photograph something i like?
secondly, can someone provide me with a link or some information on what months are best to view which planets, and any other times are best to view other objects please?
last night with the naked eye i found jupiter, orion, capricorn and aquarius. it was even better looking at the moon through a 14x rifle scope.
I have a program called stellarium on my pc which helped me to find the above. (not the moon that was easy
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thanks in advance!
dave.