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Dys
Congratulations on the start of a wonderful journey. My first planet that I remember was either Saturn or Jupiter when I was about 3 or 4 in my brothers refractor, which I think was only a 2 or 3 inch but the view was stupendous.
Your question about size and quality optics is a very good one. The answer really depends on circumstances. For viewing the faint fuzzies, size really does matter, in a 90mm scope NGC 1365 is going to look like a faint round blob even under the darkest skies. But grab a 16" dob at a dark site and watch those spiral arms slowly brighten out of the dark sky.
For bright objects like planets quality optics are lovely, but the best bet is big and good quality.
Malcolm
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