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I use a national geographic Hugo, which is like a 125mm Tasco reflector. I reckon a tasco reflector is probably pretty good value for looking at the moon and picking out the difference between a major planet and a star.
I'd go with a small telescope first because it is something that the parents of the children might be able to afford.
Big telescopes provide big images but they don't provide the adventure of discovery which comes with a small telescope.
I actually prefer a small telescope (125mm reflector). I can definitely pick out the difference between a star and a planet.
The only drawback with a small telescope is that the mounts are not usually very good for astrophotography. I have all sorts of problems photographing things with my Hugo telescope.
It doesn't have a clock drive for taking photos either. That makes it difficult as well.
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