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David
Can of worms territory here!
Anyway, the thing to remember is that there are many types of scopes and all have strengths and weaknesses and deciding on the best scope you you is a matter of deciding what is important to you.
Personally, I love a big newtonian. Aperture simply is the best way to go deep on the really faint fuzzies which i love observing so it makes sense to get a big dob for me. But they have limitations. To get the best out of them you need to be a reasonable dab hand at collimation, the mirror takes time to cool, the big ones mean climbing a ladder to use and take a few minutes to setup with truss poles etc.
Having said that there is nothing like the view through a big dob, or even a 12" on a good night.
Malcolm
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