>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>
>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.
Apart from looking at information on Web-sites, there is also an interesting piece of software called "Redshift". A personal planetarium, sort of. Basically, it shows you a sight of the sky for any day, hour, and geographical coordinates.
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