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Thanks for your welcome and all the replies so far.
Normally I would be happy to stretch the budget for something that would have significantly better quality, but the thing that's holding me back is this little guy is really rough - he breaks just about everything and to spend $250 on something that may not last too long if he drops it or is too enthusiastic with it would be painful to watch. He's a big kid for his age and doesn't realise his own strength a lot of the time (and he's going to want to carry it himself).
Would the 100mm orion sold by Australian geographic or the larger 114 national geographic scopes be an ok compromise? I'm not sure how the optics of these compare to the 76 mm celestron or skywatcher though?
Any further thoughts much appreciated.
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