Skybird I have looked at the Worl Wide Telescope, only thing is you have to install silverlight..
I do agree you get to see amazing stuff but having a telescope you get the thrill of seeing it for real.
I have a 130mm Newtonian and even where I live with a few streelights near by I was blown away when I found Saturn and could see the rings an moons and that was when I was only at 65X magnification.
If you need to cycle somewhere then a refractor would probably be the best to get. The problem isn't the tube but the tripod. They are a pain in the backside.
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