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Budget astronomy: what actually matters?

silver-finch-5

Budget is limited, so I'd rather learn from your mistakes than make them myself.

rustling-sedge-46

Second this.
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still-birch-46

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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bright-otter-557 more

Small correction, but the point stands.
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late-pine-103 more

bright-otter-55 wrote:

Small correction, but the point stands.

Start small and stay consistent. That's really all there is to it.
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silver-wren-252 more

Ha, I thought I was the only one.
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rustling-fern-811 more

Saving this for later.
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late-rowan-39

rustling-fern-81 wrote:

Saving this for later.

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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amber-hazel-71 more

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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bright-sparrow-81

amber-hazel-7 wrote:

Whatever you pick, pick it soon.

Good question, following.
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amber-sparrow-21

Careful with that advice, it doesn't work for everyone.
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slow-pine-203 more

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.
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tidal-sparrow-602 more

slow-pine-20 wrote:

I asked the same thing a year ago, the answers here helped a lot.

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copper-alder-28

tidal-sparrow-60 wrote:

slow-pine-20 wrote:

Same experience here.
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tidal-wren-27

Do you have a source for that? I'd like to read more.
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pale-alder-621 more

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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misty-lichen-63

pale-alder-62 wrote:

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.

Agreed, and it takes a while before it clicks.
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wild-finch-14

Same experience here.
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dusky-yarrow-451 more

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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amber-hazel-75

dusky-yarrow-45 wrote:

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.

This is the most useful reply in the thread.
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late-sedge-39

My experience was the opposite, oddly enough.
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sunlit-thistle-341 more

Could you share a photo?
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bright-pine-5

Could you share a photo?
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hollow-sparrow-213 more

The cheap option was fine for years.
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wild-thistle-341 more

The cheap option was fine for years.
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wild-birch-16

Have you tried asking in the local group too?
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bright-alder-8

hollow-sparrow-21 wrote:

The cheap option was fine for years.

The cheap option was fine for years.
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wild-finch-10

Good question, following.
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pale-sparrow-162 more

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still-birch-0

Whatever you pick, pick it soon. Waiting is the expensive part.
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hollow-fern-36

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for.
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