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Hi Janelle,
I'd still go with a dob, you should have no problems with an 8" dob; 10" is starting to get big and 12" is large. You get much more bang for your buck, plus observing through a dobsonian mount is much easier to use. If you stretch a few hundred more past $1000 you can got goto and tracking on an 8" dob. If you decide for non computerized it will cost much less then you can get some accessories and remain under the 1k mark.
A reflector on an equatorial mount can be a bit of a pain to view with the eyepiece ending up in odd locations.
All the best with the choice.
Cheers
Russell
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