Hi I am a complete newbie, and by that I do mean "complete" newbie when it comes to telescopes and this is in fact my first post here
. I do have this secret desire/urge to buy a telescope and keep on looking at the sky, to see how the universe looks outside, and may be even spot an alien spacecraft flying by
. anyway one guy I knew suggested me about this forum and after a google search I hit upon here. Now here is what I want to do. Buy me a telescope that I can preferably hook up with a computer and camera/video camera in such a way that not only I can look towards the sky, but also if I decided to take a video or snap of what I am looking at, I can do that as the snap or video will be saved in the PC. Can I actually do that ? Please suggest to me the various equipments etc I need to do that, what brand and model is preferable for purchase and what books etc I should read to broaden my knowledge and understanding of the sky.I have no knowledge and no clue in this field what so ever
and hence turning on you guys for some knowledge/help. I would like to mention that my budget is about $1500 is plus or minus a couple hundred dollars and already have a powerful Core i7 based PC. So please advice this compleet n00b on what to do and what to buy
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Partha