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Good choice as this one can be used during the daytime for terrestrial viewing and is very lightweight. Note though to get a good image scale on planets you will need a 2x Barlow coupled to your 10mm eyepiece giving 100x magnification. (A 3x Barlow+10mm will give 150x with this telescope; the practical limit). I also recommend the 90 deg mirror star diagonal for more comfortable viewing of objects up high. Note mirror diagonals reverse the image so for terrestrial viewing use the supplied 45deg prism diagonal.
Note 2x & 3x Barlows can be added later as separate gifts as can extra eyepieces. My son has an 80 x400mm version of the same telescope and loves it and uses a 10mm+ 3x Barlow on planets giving 120x. With the SW708 you would get 125x with a 12mm eyepiece + 3x Barlow.
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