Jas I'd go for a mak.
It can be used for terrestrial, eg, birding, looking at the boats on the bay etc.
If his interests change.
Ps: These maks soak up the magnification when cooled down.
Also with an 32mm plossel, not bad on open clusters. Eg : jewel box, and all around the southern cross, and work really well with Orion expanses wide fields.
CHEERS BIGJOE.AND GOODLUCK.
