I just got back indoors from gathering photons with my son tonight.
Mars is very close right now and very bright. Even with my cheap-o Meade scope, it really lit up. Its a cool thing to do with your kids...
That is really cool. Some of my fondest memories with my pop are when we went stargazing. He had a great scope. Really makes for good conversation with your kid as to the universe and our existence in it.