[Dax (Darren)]

Hi Guys
My son (age 6) and I are looking to take up Astronomy as a hobby that we can do together.

I have always had a keen interest in Astronomy but never taken it to the level of investing in a scope and my son is soooo facinated with the moon and spotting planets with the naked eye.

I have been trying to work out where to start and what to buy. So far I am looking at the Celesteron Astromaster 130 and the Saxton 8" Dobsonian Telescope.

For complete begginers, what is the best way to go so that we can find/track/follow objects in our sky.

From what I have seen so far on YouTube and the net is that the Celesteron takes a little bit to set up on the right angles (pole setting's and stuff) where the Saxton does not seem to have any of these latitude adjustments or any "start position" on the southern pole.

Any suggestions would be great as we dont want to buy the wrong thing all together.

Our budget for starting off is between $500 and $600 (I wish it was a few $k)

Thank you in advance

Dax - The new guy!