Best telescope for kids

[Sim75]

My son is obsessed with astromony so looking to get him a telescope for around £100ish
Anything decent for that price?

This caught my eye, but the reviews are a bit damning!
https://www.grovers.biz/refractors/10288-celestron...

[C n C]

This thread in the Science forum might be helpful.

[Miserablegit]

The science thread is very thorough
For a quick idea take a look at a Meade Lightbridge for less than £100. It is a dobsonian scope - big hole at one end and a mirror at the other.
You’ll get great views of the moon.

[67Dino]

I think you may be better to get a good set of astronomical binoculars. Although objects are smaller they’re easier for a young person to locate with binoculars, and very bright so you can often see more than a telescope. Plus they’re easier to get outside and use (I have a 10” Meade telescope that weighs about a ton, and I can see more on Mars with my binoculars).

Add on a tripod, and an app for finding your way around the night sky and he’s sorted. Something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Celestron-71008-SkyMaster...

Addition: just had a look at the Meade Lightbridge and looks excellent, and may well be more exciting to receive and use than binoculars. On reflection, ignore the above.

Edited by 67Dino on Wednesday 26th May 20:33