Which scope to get

[daveb]

A friend of mine wants a telescope to use on the moon and planets to only use in an area with street lighting. I said to get a refracter. He has only got £100 maximum to spend. Any suggestions on which scope to get?

[MARS1960]

Sorry double post

[MARS1960]

Search celestron astromaster 70mm refractor

[Putaendo Patrick]

I'd second the Astromaster 70mm refractor at about 75 pounds. It has a 900mm focal length, so easier to achieve magnification than a shorter tube. The Astromaster 90mm would be better but its 139 pounds.

I'd also recommend the cheaper Alt-azimuth mounts over Equatorial at this level which I find are generally somewhat unstable and imprecise.

[daveb]

Thanks, I'll Google it now!

[daveb]

After reading the reviews i think the Celestron Astromaster would be a good scope for the price. I will try to convince him to part with some more cash and get the 90mm over the 70mm!