[janoskiss (Steve H)]

These ED scopes are excellent. My preference would be for the ED100 because the larger aperture will show you more: more detail on planets and moon, more deep sky objects. There was one for sale in the Buy&Sell forum not that long ago. Maybe it's still available.

But 100mm aperture of the ED100 is somewhat limiting. An 8 or 10" Dobsonian would show you a hell of a lot more for less money. The 8" would be excellent to start with because it is very portable, basically grab-and-go once you attach a couple carrying handles to the sides of the base.

Something like the Skywatcher 8" Dobsonian from myastroshop or the GS 8" from Andrews or Bintel, but I'm not sure if Bintel still sells the 8" GS. It's gone from their website. The skywatcher would be my preference because of finish and ergonomics. But I have the GS and it is a very capable scope also.