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I got my first scope when I was about 9 or 10 (I'm 60 now), a wobblescope refractor with a 15-60 zoom eyepiece and loads of false colour - did I care, not a bit. I still remember standing in the front yard staring in wonder at the milky way. Much easier then when street lights were dim green things and light pollution was nothing like it is now. First decent scope was from Astro Optical, a Unitron 114 2.4" with a beaut lens. Following on from that was a 10" Newtonian with a home made GEM mount made from bits of old machinery. Currently I use a 12" GSO Dobsonian with Argo, which is excellent. Every visual observing session is still a personal voyage of discovery that is just as rewarding now as it ever was.
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