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This is a question which has been asked countless times, and there is not always a straightforward answer, because so much depends upon the interests and the circumstances of the beginner. However, there are various points to be borne in mind at once, and these are important, because it is only too easy to make a wrong choice and be bitterly disappointed.
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Not to be confused with “Sky-Watcher” telescopes, which are rather good. There is a review of one of them in Chapter 8.
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Moore, P., Watson, J. (2012). Introduction. In: Astronomy with a Budget Telescope. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2161-0_1
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