Telescopes advice

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My in-laws have just got a caravan on the coast and they are interested in getting a telescope (around £100 as a xmas gift from the daughters) to have a look at the coast sea etc., can you advise of anything i should be looking at advising as i don't know much myself.

is this the sort of thing i should be advising http://www.telescopeshop.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d165.html

plus on a complete side note what would be the minimum spec/price to get for a scope that can take detailed pics of the moon, ive always been interested but dont know the cost needed
 
If the scope is to be used primarily for viewing terrestrial objects rather than the night sky, I would make two recommendations.

A mount with alt/az adjustment will be easier to use for terrestrial viewing than a German eqatorial mount, which is designed to compensate for the movement of the Earth when viewing the stars.

Secondly, most scopes give an inverted image, or one that is reverseed left to right, depending on the eyepiece arrangement. This doesn't matter when viewing the stars, but is not ideal for terrestrial objects. Erector tubes are available that will correct this, but you need to make sure that one is available for the scope you intend to purchase.

Finally, I bought a scope for £60 from Lidl, and have managed to take perfectly acceptable photos of the moon with it. Just be aware that some Newton designed scopes suffer from something known as back focus problems when trying to use them with a camera for imaging. You shouldn't have any problems if you opt for a refractor style telescope.
 
thanks for your help on this, great that you can get good pics of the moon relatively cheaply, do i have to buy additional stuff to connect the camera
 
also is there a website someone can recommenced for a good supplier
 
I would recommend looking for a good binocular
http://www.telescopeplanet.co.uk/ViewProdDetails.asp?prod_code=PON07B000127
Far more vesatile than a telescope
Don't think cheap and good go well with telescope - I spent £300 on a 150mm reflector a few years back and while it was good fun you really need to spend some time learning to use
Bought some binocs like link above, - excellent for daytime and night time viewing, no set up, and a clear night sky is incredible:thumbs:
 
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