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Before spending any more money you should be aware of what to expect. I have a 10inch dob, and even with expensive pieces what I see is no where near the pictures I have seen. So part of me enjoying visual observing was coming to terms with what I would be able to see, most things are at most a smudge, and the details you can see on planets are limited (however the rings of Saturn always blow my mind, even on a 3inch with the eyepieces that came with the scope). That said I love finding the smudges and crossing them off my list, and sitting there for a long time, sussing out as much detail as I can.
Another large contributor is observer skill. You need to train your eyes by practising. You will see more detail.
As said above best thing is to have a look through other peoples scopes. Why don’t you tell us where you are located, Im sure plenty of people here would be happy to show you around.
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