Spare my friend, I'm afraid you're out of luck on the telescopes unless you find a nice used one on eBay. We went through this same thing a few years back with my son. Any good, quality scope is going to cost a lot more than $150. Celestron, Bushnell and Meade are good brands and there are others.. Look for a motorized scope, ones with a GPS feature are desireable. One word of advise (from someone that's been there) ... Before you sink large amounts of dough into this, make sure that it's not going to sit in a corner...lovely to look at but never used. 
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer
1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer
1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer
All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango.
If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so
Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly.
(Leave the rest to God) 
Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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