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Old 02-04-2008
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Hi,

Welcome to the Forum!

Since you are very new to all of this I suggest that you do some more research before you buy any telescope.

I would first try to find and astronomy club near you, there you can get a better idea of what types of scopes are available and what type of observing you are going to like the most.
I would start by first reading the following links,
Getting Started With A telescope.. - Astronomy.com Forums
Thinking of getting a First telescope with astrophtography in mind? - Astronomy.com Forums

I always reccomend that with a newtonian you purchase at least 8 inches of aperture. In this hobby aperture rules!

Dennis
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