Beginner, but nice telescope for my kids?

[23 1/2wks? w/Boy!]

I would like it to be remote that automaticly finds certain planets and things like that. Any suggestive brands or links would be greatly appreciated! thx

[Michael Steen]

I would suggest a 6" reflector on a Dobsonian base for your kids. Orion makes a very nice one.
I would also suggest that, for kids just starting out in astronomy, you would be doing them a far greater favor by getting them some books on stargazing, maybe some colorful charts or a planisphere, and let them explore the heavens on their own, finding their way around as they go.
Computerized scopes are nice, but getting one for kids is like getting them a car before you buy them a bicycle. Let them first test themselves against the night sky and really learn something about it. Then when they say that M13 is in Hercules, the Mizar is in the handle of the Big Dipper, that the Ring Nebula is in Lyra--and that they've found those things and looked at them--there will be a sense of pride and accomplishment in their voices that merely pointing the computerized scope at a thing cannot put there.