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You left off this point:

0. Get a decent pair of binoculars. If you have money, get image-stabilized binoculars. Learn your way around the night sky, and learn what's up there during the seasons.

I get more pure astronomical enjoyment from my binoculars than from my telescopes and AP rigs, honest.

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> and learn what's up there during the seasons.

That's a good point.

I haven't used binoculars myself, so I wouldn't know whether to recommend it or not. But generally, when people ask me, I drive them in the direction of learning as much as they can before buying specialized equipment.

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