Celestron firstscope for a Egypt holiday.

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Hi everybody,

I'm going to Hurghada in Egypt on holiday at the end of August. It's a family holiday and the moon is full at the start of it but you know how it is. I'd like to get a better look at Ptolemy's cluster and some things that will benefit from me being further south.

My question is whether it's worth taking something very cheap like a Celestron firstscope (with better eyepieces). I don't really like binoculars, probably because of my spindly arms and one good eye for observing. Also Hurghada is on the coast and bordered by desert but the light pollution map has it as a red zone. Has anyone been there and noticed if the skies are nicely visible from the beach at night?

Thanks.