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Digital Picture Telescope Question

Hello. I do not understand anything about telescopes or binoculars, but I want to understand someone down with the data I used a cheap. I want to buy a telescope for my niece for her birthday. I was wondering if I'm pure research? She is 7 years old, if a telescope is starting what I am looking, but I have no time for a cheapie. I want one, it will be able to keep for a while. Any stretch of seven years, it will not be in a blink of an eye will grow too compass! At that age, my father bought me something almost identical to the Celestron FirstScope if she worked at f / 8, so has a few images improved.Nevertheless, he raised the election is far from the one you reference. Astronomy is a hard condition, you do not have time to do more to succeed it is very difficult to add gadgets that add nothing but frustration that those who are patient freedom to do so a child of 7 years. Osculation is what you roaming at this age. I can not urge FirstScope for adults, but for his age, it is excellent....

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