The Cat's Mieow !!!

Try thrift stores, pawn shops, etc., you might get lucky and be there at a time when they happen to have a telescope for sale--probably not one of those fancy ones that can auto-adjust, but a simple reflecting telescope probably will do you just fine. I got my cheapo, piece of junk telescope from a white elephant sale held by my high school, and I was at least able to see Mars with it when it happened to be in a part of the sky that wasn't blocked by trees. It was just a reddish blur, but I was able to identify it as Mars--and that was with a telescope that was really meant for closer objects, like birds and people.

edit: and snagging memes from me is entirely okay with me--not to mention that I highly encourage it.