but one decision you might want to make: An automatic telescope, e.g. one with a webcam attached, keeps kids' attention like... 100x more. In my experience that is. They are a bit above budget ...

(Kids can observe flying insects ... What differences do you see when you look at it through the telescope, and then with just your eyes? • Make dot-to-dot connections with the stars—shapes ...

Making the far near The invention that set the stage for the telescope was the eyeglass, which appeared in the mid-13th century. The first spectacles, designed to correct farsightedness ...