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1. Collimation. I would bet that your scope will benefit from tweaking the collimation, there are a bunch of members up in Brissy, maybe rope someone into having a collimation and viewing evening one night.
2. Storage: I put my main scope in a case with dessicant when not in use, but I also had a C8 that was always left out 'naked' with just its dustcap and rear cap and it never had any trouble, so just keep an eye on it I guess.
3. Transport. The C8 used to just go inthe back seat on its forks, but my other scopes I made a simple padded case for them to travel in. Probably a far better idea.
4. Can't help you with locales.
5. Join an astro club/society and get to some viewing nights and meet some people. Also, check out The Night Skies Network online and get a look at video astronomy.
Welcome aboard!
Cheers
-Peter
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