g_day,
I seriously doubt you can bowl this in one fell swoop. Most, if not all here have started with "scope X", and moved to "scope Y".
I have had many scopes, and all have done different things differently.
In the light polluted area in which you live maybe thing about lunar and planetary imaging to start with, and go from there.
While I am not an advocate of the fork mount, it certainly offers a lot of value for money, so look to buy a used LX200 or similar.
The Rumples scope will get you started, but I doubt it will be your "only" scope, BUT it will teach you what you need, or don't need.
Gary
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