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Welcome Jeremy to IIS
An 8” or 10” dob , manual push nudge or Goto is a great first scope and gives you good versatility when it comes to observing most objects in the night sky
Most come with basic Plossl eye pieces but you can upgrade with better eye pieces down the track
Collimating the optics seems a bit daunting at first but after a few times it becomes easier
If your looking long term with the dob ( + 5 years ) and not considering Astro imaging I would recommend to spend a bit more and get the Goto as you can still manually operate it first off then learn the Goto later
I’m sure others will provide good advice as well
Good luck and enjoy this amazing hobby
Cheers
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