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Is this good for my first scope?
Hi all,
I am a complete newbie who wants to enter into astronomy,
but who's head is spinning from all the research I've been doing
into telescopes and how to get started.
I have found the following telescope for sale and am interested
in people's opinions as to whether this would be worthy of a
first scope (for the price).
Bushmaster Star Explorer 114 900 reflector EQ for $200.
(comes with 6mm, 20mm lenses, 2x barlow and moon lens).
It uses 'magnification' as it's main advertising pitch, which would
normally have scared me away - but I figure a 114mm aperture
for $200 AUD can't be all that bad. I can't tell by looking how good
the EQ mount is or if it's going to shake all over the place.
Can anyone shed any light on the Bushmaster brand? They would
appear to be on the lower end of the scale. Can't get much info
from their website.
Can anyone help me decide if this good value for money?
Will I just be frustrated at the performance or is it Ok to get me
started?
Much thanks,
Cheers,
Chris
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