>>10931883If you don't know where to point the thing, you have to get a computer-controlled one. Those have been pricier in the past, but maybe that's not a huge factor any more.
If you want to know the sky and don't yet, I would rather recommend good binoculars with a threaded hole for a tripod adapter, the adapter, and a decent and tall tripod. The get the book "The Stars: A New Way To See Them" by H.A. Rey and learn the constellations. If you live in a light-polluted area, the binocs will help find fainter stars. So we're talking about US$ 300.
If you lose interest in astronomy, the optical setup will still be useful for terrestrial objects and voyeurism.
