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Hi Luka and welcome.
About 8 months ago I was in the same situation you find yourself in now. Which scope to get... and being interested in astro imaging.
Well to cut a long story short I bought a 10" GSO Dob. I realised that for my budget (also around $800) I would not come close to getting into imaging in a good way.
As Ving has sugested you could buy an 8" dob which would be GREAT for visual use and then save up for the mount later. The mount is where you need to spend the money in imaging, not the scope (when starting at least).
I wouldn't be surprised if it would cost $800 just for all the accesories to setup for astro imaging... rings, adapters, guiding camera, batteries etc etc
I considered buying an ED80 first and then buying a mount later but there is not much to be seen visually through an 80mm refractor, and so I would have probably lost heart. My experience with my dob has given me many amazing views and had totally got me hooked!
My plan now is to buy an EQ6 when money permits so I can start imaging.
The reason I recomended the 8" dob is that if you plan to mount it later down the track on an EQ mount, any of the cheaper mounts (EQ5 or 6) will handle a 8" much easier than a 10 or 12".
Well this is my take on a similar situation.
Enjoy!
Dave.
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