I'm not an expert, just an user, and have the Bresser Spica 130/1000 myself. I use it roughly once a month and it works great, but it could have bean any other

I'm not an expert, just an user, and have the Bresser Spica 130/1000 myself. I use it roughly once a month and it works great, but it could have bean any other telescope. The advice I would like to give you is to start your journey with the question, what do you want to do with the telescope? - Look at stars planets etc.. - Buy a Reflector based telescope - Also want to look at animals - Buy a Refractor based telescope - Do you want to make it a new hobby and take it with you to friends - Buy a Compound based telescope - Already in photography - Buy a telescope with a camera mount NO phone mounts - More interested in the journey of making things and testing it - buy a telescope kit - Do you have more then 400 dollars to spend - buy a cheap one first and then buy a good one with the money that is left after a few months. I hope that will help you with your journey.