Telescopes - where to buy?
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So I may have nailed my dad's christmas present; as all good things do, it did it came to me around 2am last night just before I fell asleep. I had a quick look on Amazon to get a base-line idea of how much a decent-ish telescope for a beginner would be.
I've now convinced myself this is a go'er but not sure where I should buy one from - any experts/novices care to share? Or is Amazon as good a place as any? Not looking at anything too fancy - something like this: clicky
I've now convinced myself this is a go'er but not sure where I should buy one from - any experts/novices care to share? Or is Amazon as good a place as any? Not looking at anything too fancy - something like this: clicky
However my dad is up in Aberdeenshire so I was hoping for delivery up there; might give that shop a look though to get up close.Thanks for the suggestions guys; my dad comes from a mathematical and mech engineering background - he was a ships captain for about 20 years so knows a fair bit about just about everything! So I think he could get to grips with the various set ups; lives in the middle of nowhere too so just perfect for those clear night skies.
Just to close this out, made a decision to go with First Light Optics as recommended here; spoke with dad beforehand as it's a nieche gift and wanted him to choose some thing he'd be happy with; result was http://www.firstlightoptics.com/celestron-astromas.... Thanks for all your help guys 
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