Nieces Telescope

[vlebo]

I am looking to buy my niece a new Telescope as her previous Meade 2090AT motor packed up after a year (suprise , suprise ) and we got a full refund from Costco so we have about £200 to spend on something child friendly and easy to set up .She is 9 years old but very intersted in Astronomy . I was thinking along the lines of this Reflectors - Skywatcher Explorer 130P SupaTrak AUTO

I want to steer away from goto as we only have a small budget.

She is a very quick learner so I can teach her to collimate the scope and the Autotrack would make life easier for someone her age.

Any suggestions much appreciated

Vlebo

[John]

I think that scope would make a very good choice given the budget and your other criteria. It's got decent aperture and is driven which makes observing at higher powers more comfortable.

Good choice

John

[Ghost66]

i have a 130pm not a goto but a great scope for the money

[Mikea]

No further suggestion needed - I think you have made the perfect choice. Lucky niece!!

[adamsp123]

Yep!!!