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Welcome Pog. Back up everything Paul said, but would also add:
1) get even a basic pait of 10x50 binos. Will show heaps more than the Firstscope, and you will continue to use even after you get a big scope.
2) Join a club or society, get along to observing nights and see what options there are in scopes.
3) Some clubs have loan scopes that give you taste of observing without the outlay
4) If looking for a 6 or 8" dob, which would be my recommendation as a good point to start, try second hand if a new one is out of reach. They come up fairly regularly in the trade forums here on IIS.
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