I used to have Celestron 8 and 11 GPS Telescopes, a Televue Pronto, a lot of eyepieces and other gear and was really into the hobby. It is a wonderful hobby as a casual activity, but I would say not as great for people on a budget unless they have access to observatory. The TeleVue was a lot of fun and I think it only cost about a thousand. It could be set up in seconds and taken down very fast. The other scopes were slow to set up and not really as much fun. Here's a picture I took through one of them. If I did it again I think I would make my own
Dobsonian telescope , maybe even grind my own glass. There's nothing like a big Dob for looking at things at night in your own back yard.
