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Welcome Sarah,
A Planisphere is a must. But also look, learn, ask lots of questions and don't be afraid to ask if you can have a look through someones telescope at star nights (star parties, field nights, Astrofest etc), most are obliging. Learn what you can, but most of all enjoy.
May your astronomical journey be as wonderful and event filled as mine has been. From seeing Saturn as a teenager, through Comet Halley to a Supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud to Shoemaker-Levy impacts on Jupiter, to the Leonid Meteor shower, to The Great Comet McNaught of 2007, to a few Supernova of my own, I now look forward to the Solar Eclipse near Cairns in 2012.
A great hobby, nice people of all ages.
I am sure the sights you will see in Astronomy will not disappoint you.
PeterM.
Last edited by PeterM; 17-04-2010 at 02:21 PM.
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