Big question Viespe ... Do you have any idea on what your main intrests will be , eg. the moon and planets , star's ( clusters and doubles ) or deep space ( galaxies , nebular etc.) as each type of scope has its weaknesses and strenghts for certian objects , also where do you live ?
, in town or in the country ?
As you will hear the MOUNT is the most critical part of any telescope , so I would start there , either an EQ6Pro , HEQ5Pro , Ioptron IEQ45 or Celestron CGE. these are quite expensive but are a good solid platform to build a set up on .
. These are reccomended to you going on your budget , there are cheeper ones , but these are great mounts .
I will wait to hear what your viewing preferences are before starting on an OTA ( optical tube assembly ) .
And others will help you here , its a very friendly site and
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Brian.
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Originally Posted by Viespe
First of all my apologies for my English, it is not my native language thus, Hi guys, pretty nice forums here with a lot of info. I am really looking forward learning from this place 
Now to the point.
As you already guessed I am completely starting from 0. Mega noob thus. To avoid any complications, I must admit I've been reading these forums for about an week now, including most beginner tips, tuts, opinions and such, other places as well, but as you probably guessed, you will never get an answer as long as you don't ask the right question. Fact is, there is simply too much info (which is good) but so much that after 1 hour of reading you get confused and have more questions then you started.
ATM. I have set a goal to start easy by studying planets (later more), that with about 1500 euros (and if it attacks my blood might go upwards). I know it's not much but should be more than enough to get me started from what I read.I am not interested in the most expensive brand because it's the best, I am more interested in what is the best option brand for a starter!! I am realistic and have no expectations in "pro" like (lol) images like most of you. Just the "amateur" guy hoping to evolve.
To avoid reading about 1 zillion of products and getting more confused I am interested in a fair and straight answer from people with experience following my next 2 questions, allowing me to narrow and focus my attention to something :
1: 1500 Euros (close to 2k US Dollars as of today)
What are the MOST critical things to buy (ie. telescope <especially brands 1/2 but kept simple> , binoculars and accesiores, viewfinder, better optics) etc.
2: Personal goal is to get into digital imagery like most of you. As this is apart my original budget, what will I need (ie. camera, pc, software) for a starter, at which price should I look for (aprox)?
I am looking forward to read your thoughts!!
Cheers,
Viespe
P.S. perhaps it is necessary to add that this is for my home only, I do not intend traveling yet. |