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Originally Posted by acropolite
John, with a budget of $600 you could get a nice 8 inch Dob and some extra eyepieces, which would be inifnitely better than the bushnell and far easier to use. To put it in perspective am 8 inch telescope has around 7x the light gathering capacity of the Bushnell you quote. Size really does matter and 8 inches is considered a good starting point.
If you realy want/need someting that goes zip, pop, whirr, then save your money and wait untill you can afford something decent such as a meade LS90 which sell for a little over $2000, or wait until something suitable comes up in the icetrade section second hand.
If you must have something immediately buy a good pair of Binoculars, 8x50 or 10x50 are a good starting point, they'll give a nice widefield view, combined with a decent reclining chair will give a lot of pleasure until you can afford something decent.
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Great advice here John. 8" Dob would be great!!