The first Macarthur Astronomy Forum for 2014 began with two talks by our President and Vice-President.
Chris Malikoff talked about how new members should set about buying new telescopes:
If in doubt ask!
Binoculars are a good way to start off learning the night sky.
There are many types of telescope and some of them are not worth wasting your money on.
Tony Law gave a great talk as he ran through the slides of the MAS tour of Mauna Kea observatory in Hawaii:
Macarthur Astronomy Forum
An initiative of Macarthur Astronomical Society.
Astro-Speaker Watch. (This is not an official MAS Page).