Holiday telescope advice from the Bad Astronomer

Phil Plait (aka the “Bad Astronomer”, through he’s really rather good it) has a blog post with holiday telescope-giving advice.
Check it out at
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/12/22/last-minute-holiday-gift-advice-part-1-telescopes/

And don’t forget my favorite advice: consider binoculars!  Oh, and try it before you buy it. And don’t forget the things to avoid.