Thanks for all the responses. Sorry it took me so long to get back to all of you. I've been in the hospital....but that's another story.


I checked out the links Siguy gave and I will get the Orion StarBlast. It's right in the same price range and is a better scope. Is a dob better for a little kid b/c it is low or when we go out to a field will it need a table?

Laurele I'm glad this thread can help you but sorry I hooked your nephew. My son is going to joing the local astronomy club at the next meeting; it's in a week. Of course, I have to see if they'll let a 4 y/o join. I might have to enroll for him. Last meeting they discussed filters (the most boring topic for kids) but they talked about light spectrums and prisms at the beginning. We've been fiddling with prisms for the last month. Not bad as far as I'm concerned.