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Originally Posted by Mattg
Hello, I've just bought my son an 8" dob for his birthday and have spent the last new moon in the backyard learning to read charts and both finding and missing lots!
He loves it but at 8 years old doesn't quite have the appreciation for the fuzzy stuff.
We'll be looking to join a club in the near future and also to make a few trips to a friend's property near Gloucester for some real observing.
Hope to meet some of you over the summer.
Matt.
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Hi Matt,
I was about the age of your young bloke when I got my first telescope- a Tasco 1" refractor. I spent many nights with my dad looking mostly at the moon. When i finally saw Saturn, the rings were obvious if very small!
Being outside at night is its own reward. Stars, satellites, meteors, owls, frogmouths, bats, possums etc etc.
So keep him out there and enjoy the night.
Richard