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Thanks for the advice everyone! I'm going to wait till his birthday so I can get a better quality telescope. I'm also going to get my sisters involved so they can chip some money towards it as well. Is there any recommendations for a telescope in the range of £150-250? 

Hi everyone,

My family and I recently just moved to the countryside and the stars are amazing there compared to the city. My dad has always had an interest in astronomy and I thought it would be a good idea to buy him a telescope for Christmas or his birthday. However, I'm so clueless as to what telescope to get. I was looking at the Celestron ps70/700 but I honestly don't know and I'm open to any recommendations. My budget would be around £100 if I got one for Christmas but if there are no good telescopes for that price I would wait till his birthday when my budget would be around £150. Also, would he be able to see some planets with a cheap telescope? Just like Jupiter or Saturn or would it just be the moon? Thanks in advance for any advice!