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I am sure everyone will offer heaps of sound advice...
What do you want to do with the scope?
Visual only, Astrophotography, Bird Watching, sail boat watching, etc....
What is your level of experience with astronomy?
Do you have a particular passion for Planets, DSO, Moon?
How serious do you want to be?... Out every night, casual observer etc.?
Do you have any limitations (physical) or do you live on the 3rd floor of a building with no lift?
While many will jump in (myself included) and immediately recommend an 8 inch Dob (I have one too)...and it is a good beginners scope...if you can try before you buy that would be great...
My first advice would be for you to find an astronomy club (or a fellow IIS member) near your home and I strongly encourage you to go and look through a few different scopes before you buy one...
This hobby offers many many different ways to enjoy it be it through a telescope, binoculars or just naked eye...there is no one size fits all easy answer to you very good question...
Anyway, the more clearly you can describe your interests, the better help the folks here can be...
Good Luck!
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