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Originally Posted by ving
you could get a large dob and make it goto! 
that'd give you good wow factor on just about anything  |
Another option is to get a dob and make it PUSH-TO.
What this means is you have encoders and a DSC (pointing computer) unit attached and it guides you to the target. This saves a lot of the cost and complexity of having drive motors.
You could have such a set up on a 10" dobsonian scope for under $2000 complete, whereas a goto sct scope of similar aperture will blow the 5k budget.