They look pretty neat, I would probably go with the refractor. The newt would probably beat it raw image quality but its not quite as grab and go, at f5 colimation onsite is inevitable. I'm a bit confused over the price difference though, bintel lists $50 between them, if it's 300 I'd get the newt and spend the 300 on something else. The eyepieces seem to be the weak point on these so if you don't mine sharing with the kids I'd bring some of yours. The focuser should be able to handle a DSLR as long as it's not too heavy you just need a t2 to 1.25" adapter.
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