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The AM 114EQ is a bird-jones newtonian with spherical mirror.

You may wish to upgrade to a proper parabolic mirror newtonian in the future if the hobby continues, save the budget for that.

DO NOT buy these kits. The only useful things you need are the barlow and 32mm plossl. For the money if you concentrate only on the 2 items, you can either get better quality or cost savings. Info on cloudynights forum said these 32m plossl are just 50 afov. Manufacturer stated 52 is inaccurate, the...

The Nexstar SE are altazimuth mounts and slow focal ratio. Not suitable.
For your purpose you need an equatorial mount, they compensate for the rotation that is visible for extended period.

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This is the flare loop that exist in Celestron catadioptric scopes.
http://i.minus.com/ipDMQ4NGLdSRC.png

Google search on the specific model name, first few results will be websites in USA & UK selling these equipment and you can browse the short user reviews. More info are available in astro forums Cloudynights Stargazers Lounge astronomyforum , registration required iceinspace The Moon's path acr...

Download and install a free computer software Stellarium http://www.stellarium.org/ It can help you predict which direction and angle the Moon and Planets will rise on a specific date and time. This Saturday night Note how far the Moon's red track is away from South. http://i.imgur.com/nng5x6q.jpg A...

Amazon USA relaxed the export restriction on some Celestron products,
granite 10x50 , 8" flexdob , SW dualspeed 100ed 120ed all can ship to Singapore.

Potential buyers should select "bill in USD"
Amazon's rate in SGD is 3% higher than bank's conversion rate.

Long refractors will vibrate more (moment arm) compared to shorter tubes, thus require a more stable mount.

AP need minimum ~1k budget for mount alone.

Simple youtube explanation on BV http://i.imgur.com/XlO8C2L.jpg http://i.imgur.com/fy1lMQr.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zidTCjP.png Suitable eyepiece for 20mm clear aperture entry-level binoviewer is maximum 22-23mm field stop to avoid significant vignetting. Calculate by a theoretical 1000mm focal lengt...