My 4yo son is obsessed with space (his thirst for knowledge is quite incredible) so I'm planning to get him a telescope.
I don't want something from toys r us that is going to have such poor quality images that he's put off telescopes for the rest of his life.
I'm thinking one of the mini dobsonians might be a good starting point, as I don't want to spend too much as he's pretty rough and I don't want to be too gutted if he breaks it. So I'm thinking a budget up to around $150.
Due to our location I'll probably have to buy online, and I've found a few options. I'm reasonably technically minded but have no background in astronomy so some suggestions as to what would be the pick of these scopes would be greatly appreciated:
http://www.telescopesdirect.com.au/C...tegory=7666527
http://www.bintel.com.au/Telescopes/...oductview.aspx
http://www.ozscopes.com.au/national-...telescope.html
http://www.opticscentral.com.au/saxo...l#.VAusYfm1ZcQ
http://shop.australiangeographic.com...telescope.html
So I guess I'm wanting to know what is going to give me the best image quality for my budget?
thanks :-)