I agree, a 10 inch newt will be much harder to use than an ed80 to start. Guiding accuracy on the EQ6 will be better, and you will have just as many interesting targets with the ED80. The ED80 is a wide field scope that you will continue to use for years, but you may want a better scope than the newt in the future. Most astrophotographers have more than one scope, and one is usually a good wide field refractor, like an ED80 or ED100.
John
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