Kebsis,

A long focus (high f/ratio) 4" achromatic refractor of reasonable quality is a good choice as a starting telescope, although a 6" or, better still, an 8" Newtonian reflector on a Dobsonian mount, commonly known as a Dob, is probably a better one for most beginners. Vendors such as Orion sell Dobs of good quality at very reasonable prices.

Here are some sites to consult on purchasing a first telescope:

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ss&id=9

http://skyandtelescope.com/howto/sco...icle_241_1.asp

http://www.scopereviews.com/begin.html

http://www.company7.com/library/begin.html

http://stupendous.rit.edu/richmond/a...telescope.html

http://www.r-clarke.org.uk/starting_astro.htm

http://www.celestron.com/education/tel4ast.htm

http://www.astronomics.com/main/cate...lescope/Page/1

http://www.floridastars.org/telescop.html

Dave Mitsky

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