The DS-2114ATS-LNT reflector telescope from Meade is an easily-used, unthreatening entry for serious beginners in the fun world of astronomy.
The Meade DS-2114ATS-LNT has enough of the most important capacity of a telescope-the ability to gather light-to have some serious fun looking at the stars, planets and other celestial bodies. A 4.5" aperture reflector is great for city dwellers entering the world of amateur astronomy. When observing from decidedly light-polluted urban or suburban skies, most larger-aperture performance merely magnifies the city glow instead of truly revealing things missed by a 4.5" reflector.
Best of all, the Meade DS-2114ATS-LNT telescope has Meade's patented Level North Technology capacities. You don't need to know the night sky. Thanks to electronic sensors for levelling and determining magnetic north, the process of getting your scope ready to hunt for celestial objects is shortened dramatically. Determine your location's longitude and latitude if you can to enter in to the telescope (the various "bird's eye" mapping services are great for this), or merely enter your USA zip code and the machine does the rest. It will point to the first alignment star, which you will further hone in on with the finderscope. It is absurdly simple, reliable and quick.