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I had a chat with a couple of members of the local astronomy club and they were very helpful with questions etc that I had for them.
I went and visited BinTel in Camberwell (Vic) and ended up purchasing an 8" Dob, which came with a 9mm, 15mm and 26mm eye piece and I also purchased a laser collimator. I was going to purchase the 10" but it would have been a bit tricky to fit in the car comfortably I think.
Had nothing but overcast evenings since I purchased it and today was quite good outside, a breeze enough to get rid of the haze from the power stations, so I sat the Dob out in the yard to adjust to temperatures then went out to see what I could see from my back yard.
The moon was just setting for the night, so it made it hard to view because of houses, but Jupiter was bright in the sky, so I set out to find it and sure enough, it could be seen quite well, along with it's moons. A quick phone call to the folks and they were out to have a look too.
Mum thought I was playing some sort of practical joke on her and she was looking into a camera view finder that had an image of Jupiter.
Going up to one of the nearby mountains next weekend with some other friends who have telescopes to have a good look around the universe. Also depending on how tired I am when I finish work tonight, I might have another look through it at some other objects.
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