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Hi Andrew, The majority of planetary AP is done with webcams and
barlow lenses which give a decent image scale, and/or long focal length scopes such as SCTs and Maks.
Good AP gear will mostly [not always] be fine for visual.
A great rig suitable for both would be an SW HEQ5 Pro Go To mount
with an 8" [200mm] f/5 Newtonian], SW Newts allow prime focus photography, many brands don't.If you were looking at something larger further down the track you would need a larger mount, and deep pockets.
The above gear new would be slightly over your budget, but used ones come up on IIS at just over half your budget, leaving room for all the
other gadgets that you'll find that you need.
A very popular AP scope is the SW ED80 refractor, but it's small aperture is a bit limiting for anything approaching serious visual work.
raymo
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