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zenith_industries t1_j5e6607 wrote

Reply to comment by ProfessorEsoteric in Not much but finally moved the the countryside and actually have a nights sky. by ProfessorEsoteric

I know nothing of your finances, but starter telescopes are much less expensive than I realised. I’m kicking myself that I’d always assumed the starting prices to be in the thousands when you actually only have to pay a couple of hundred.

Sure, it’s not fantastic but it’s a fairly small outlay. I can’t even begin to put into words how cool it was to see Jupiter and 3 moons. It was only a big dot with 3 smaller dots alongside it, but it got me hooked.

I’m now putting together a budget for my next upgrade.

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ProfessorEsoteric OP t1_j5eitx0 wrote

Okay that's great to hear, it feels like it may also turn into my most expensive hobby. Any sub-reddits that might have some good starter advice?

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tan_blue t1_j5fauzs wrote

There are r/telescope and r/telescopes. Do a search for "starter" or "advice" and if you can't find an answer, or can't narrow down which telescope to get, ask them. They'd probably be happy to help!

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