
Your first telescope: what to buy and what to see
A beginner's guide to telescopes: why aperture matters most, refractor vs reflector vs Dobsonian, the mounts to avoid, and the first targets to observe.
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A beginner's guide to telescopes: why aperture matters most, refractor vs reflector vs Dobsonian, the mounts to avoid, and the first targets to observe.

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