Yeah same,moon and planets for couple hundred dollars if possible lol
Here's a couple starter scopes. More than a couple hundred. Plus you'll need a good eyepiece set with a moon filter. This is a good spot to read and learn. Just register. You'll enjoy this. Or find you hate it.
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If you find anything on eBay, pawnshops or anywhere used. PM me and I'll look at it to see if it's any good. Hate getting junk and ripped off for damaged optical tubes.
This one is a tracking mount. Meaning it will keep what your viewing in your field of view. Not to difficult to set up and align.
https://www.telescope.com/mobile/catalog/product.cmd?productId=137357
This is a Dobson. Non tracking.
You point and view.
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This is the cheapest tracking mount. Actually a version of this was my first tracking mount years ago. They don't make these anymore. I wish they did. Fantastic for mounting a camera. Camera's with a large enough zoom lens do pretty good on planets and moon. 150-400 mm size.
You would be disappointed by anytthing less.
Without large enough aperture/diameter of the tube. And junk eyepieces. The view is terrible.
Without tracking. You don't have enough time to show others before the Earth rotates away from objects your viewing. Sadly this gets way more expensive than detecting. Eyepieces I'd love to have can reach over a grand each. I have a few that averaged around a couple hundred apiece.
You maybe able to find these on eBay or Astromart.
https://astromart.com/classifieds
Good starter eyepiece set.
Apertura Ultimate Plossl Eyepiece Kit - UPLEPKIT
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https://www.ioptron.com/product-p/8500g.htm