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Astronomy student here, looking to get a telescope for local viewing for fun. Problem is I don't really know what to look for when getting one. I don't really know a range to budget, but just throw out some tips and recommendations for a beginners telescope.

Also,
>Refractor v. Reflector v. Cassegrain
From what I've seen via youtube, I've been leaning towards a Cassegrain, but please let me know how you feel about the various other designs also.

Also, as I assume light pollution will play a role into what I can see, and what'll be worth getting, the light pollution where I live is ~21 (a little over 6.2x10^-4 cd/m^2 according to lightpollutionmap (dot) info