>Hi Nicholas
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>>I would suggest something like this level. You could look for second hand on ebay.
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>>http://www.greenwich-observatory.co.uk/acatalog/Starter_Scopes.html
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>Thanks.
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>>or if its for astronomy good binoculars are a good start.
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>He has been using the regular binocs till now and the interest is waning.

He may just be losing interest.

Telescopes. I would say at leaet 100mm and a decent tripod. With an equatorial mount to make it easier to follow the movement of stars planets etc across the sky.