text: i'm looking to purchase a telescope for my family. what's the best telescope for the money? goto is mandatory. my children are small, so i want to be able to find celestial objects quickly (hence goto is mandatory).   i don't need to view terrestial objects. i do want great clarity and be able to see at least major bodies (jupiter, saturn's rings, moon, etc.) in our solar system.  my budget is under $200.  i've looked at these two:  meade's jupiter ds114-ec #40114re http://www.meade4m.com/4mshop/40114re.html  jupiter ds114at-re #40114at-re http://www.meade4m.com/4mshop/40114atre.html  thank you for your answers in advance! either one is just fine but if you're only going to be looking at the moon and solar system objects (e.i. the planets), you probably don't need the go to feature. everything in the solar system is bright and easy to find.. the go to is only needed for finding dim objects. i would consider giving up the go to for  better optics. the eye pieces with these scopes are small. standard eyepieces are 1 1/4 inch these are .96 " so they'll be tougher to look through. do you have a college/science center that has an astronomy club ?? they could be the best source for help.