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I use an 8" Bintel Dob. With this I can see spectacular views of Nebulae. Orion being the quickest and easiest to find even with poor seeing conditions.
I have also observed Saturn, through an 8" Dob you will be able to see the planet, it's rings and make out the Casini division as well as some moons. You do get a little colour through the eyepiece.
The view of our moon is nothing short of amazing. You can spend hours exploring craters and other formations on the moon surface.
It really is worth taking your scope to dark locations when you can and with a Dob this is a breeze because setup time is quick! You just pull out the base, then the scope and you're done. Maybe a few minutes to get your finderscope alligned and sort out your eyepieces.
I found an 8" Dob the way to go because of transportability. See the picture below.
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