Oh, Catalana, thanks so much for the rec., I just it noticed today, but have already given an ok meade one to ds9. He didn't immediately rip into it on christmas day, but today he eagerly put it together with me and just now we got to check out a very bright & gorgeous view of the moon and a couple of planets. We need to learn more, but ds was extremely impressed with his first home-glimpse of the stars (beyond our old binoculars, that is)

Yay!