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An 8 inch F6 dobsonian is a great choice - lots of light grasp for the money, quick to set up and good on the moon and planets while still producing pleasing views of many galaxies and nebulae. It's able to reveal quite a wealth of detail in jupiter's atmosphere when seeing conditions permit. Having used telescopes of different sizes over many years, I regard the 8 inch with a lot of affection. Smaller ones can seem a bit lacking to the beginner, larger ones can be a bit too heavy and cumbersome and take too long too cool down to ambient atmospheric temperature. However, whatever scope you get, the most important piece of 'equipment' for directly observing objects is patience. Many objects are either faint, fuzzy or both, and require time for the eye to adapt and detect all the detail the telescope can reveal. Good luck.
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