[ughitsaaron]

My Celestron NexStar SE6. Initially, I felt nervous about such a big purchase for a hobby that I was still only exploring (especially living in NYC). Even though I have yet to capture a really good photo of Jupiter or Saturn (I’ll get there eventually), it’s really been worth it. It’s given my wife and I a really good excuse to get out of the city regularly (we were married last August, though a wedding doesn’t seem appropriate to call a “purchase”, otherwise that’d have to be my answer). During the summer I actually started looking forward to the longer winter nights.

[hobotime]

A good solar filer will let you see sunspots up really close. It's sounds silly, but the sun itself is fascinating.