>>2532737Honestly, a great way to start is to just learn the night sky. Learn how to identify constellations, the names of stars in them, etc. You can use star map apps to help you with this and you don't need any equipment. Actually knowing what you're looking at is pretty difficult when you first start out. It's very hard to enjoy a telescope if you don't know wtf you're pointing it at.
After you get familiar with constellations you'll want to see some more detail in them, that's where a 7x, 8x, or 10x binoculars comes in. They'll bring in a lot more light and thus way more stars than you could see with the naked eye. Objects that looked like a single start are now multiple stars, etc. Once you get intimate with the constellations in detail, you'll appreciate a telescope waaayy more and you'll be using it with a purpose.
As for finding interest in astronomy... it's personal.
