That low of an entry point has the dubious honour of being called the "hobby killer" as they produce sub-standard views and are sometimes hard to operate. The usual reaction is for people to recommend a pair of powerful binoculars, as they are usually optically superior to a crappy refracting telescope, or a small bench-top Dobsonian as they are super easy to use, or to go to your local astronomy club if one is nearby and see what support there is in your local community
#Looking for budget friendly ($150) telescope, Im brand spankin new to astronomy
gray mango
The moon is easy because it is big and bright. Planets are TINY and you won't get anything close to satisfying views (IMHO) with a superbudget scope. Large nebulae like Orion or Carina are possible, but they WON'T appear as clear as even the rudimentry entry level scopes or even camera lenses
If you have a digital camera, you might be better off doing some wide-field milky way photography -you'll LOVE the views you can get, if you can find dark(ish) skies
regal flower
I do own a pair of celestron skymaster 15x70 binoculars, Also should have pointed out that my expectations aren't that high, I know im not going to get views anywhere near the detail of some serious rigs, I could raise the budget but $200 is the absolute best I can do.
gray mango
They're decent! A quality tripod and adaptor to clip on to your binoculars will be the best thing you can get for $200, unless you want used, and you'll probably have $100 left over to invest to your first "proper" scope
gray mango
On further research, one candidate comes up: HERITAGE 130 TABLETOP DOBSONIAN
real rover
Yeah, Heritage 130 is good if your budget allows it.
soft spoke