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What do you consider affordable? If you're not willing to pay at least a few hundred dollars, you're better off with a pair of binoculars. If you're serious about getting a telescope, consider joining a local astronomy club first. You can learn a bit more about it and find out what you want to get as far as a telescope goes.
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Binoculars are a great idea for looking at the moon.
Binoculars give an "upright" image so it is easier to find your way around.
And things like the Andromeda galaxy look better in binoculars than a telescope.
And Binoculars are useful down here on earth for bird watching etc.
After you have used them for a while, that is the time to think about getting a telescope.
Binoculars give an "upright" image so it is easier to find your way around.
And things like the Andromeda galaxy look better in binoculars than a telescope.
And Binoculars are useful down here on earth for bird watching etc.
After you have used them for a while, that is the time to think about getting a telescope.
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start with a good pair of binoculars
read and find and astronomy club. do NOT waste money on a good telescope till you know what you are doing
$3-400 to $10,000 for an amateur scope
the big professional telescopes cost hundreds of millions to design and build
read and find and astronomy club. do NOT waste money on a good telescope till you know what you are doing
$3-400 to $10,000 for an amateur scope
the big professional telescopes cost hundreds of millions to design and build