[Karls48 (Karl)]

Hi
I seek opinion and advice from learned Iceinspace forum on which scope to buy.
For last few months I have been using wobletronic 80mm refractor I got from eBay for 50 bucks. And I was quite impressed by easiness of use and quality of view and the images I was getting from it. Sure, the focuser is a garbage and optics are not very good, but it is easy to set up and to use. It was first time I used refractor, I got 4” Mac Meade ETX 105 and GS 6” Newtonian scopes. Because I’m got very little time to set up 6”reflector on equatorial mount I basically use 6”refractor only when I’m on holidays. ETX105 is a nice scope but for visual use I find view to dim at F14. My main interest is in acquiring database of images of G type stars up to 30 LY distant over period of 3 to 5 years and to do astrometry on it. But now and then I like to have peek on the universe and the planets near by.
I’m tossing between Celestron 102 wideview and Saxson ED 80
Celestron 102mm x 500mm focal length F5. It got very good reviews and got extra 20 mm aperture. It also includes diagonal, Finderscope , Tripod mounting block, 2 “ Rack and pinion focuser and two eyepices for $469.
Saxson 80ED 80mm x 600 focal length F7.5. 20mm less aperture, ED lens, Tripod mounting block and 2”Cryford focuser for $549
I will use one of those scopes occasionally on photographic tripod and on old Celestron GoTo mount most of time.
Finally, I’m pushing 60 and my eyesight is not as good as it used to be. Brighter image, better I can see the details.
All advice will be appreciated, and yes the cost is an object.
Karl