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If you've got a bit of extra cash, take advantage of the sale and buy up to 3 TeleVue plossls (ask in the shop which is best suited to the scope you're buying) and a TV 2x barlow - TV gear is very keenly priced atm - you are getting new for what used to be 2nd hand prices same time last year. Otherwise what you are getting with the scope is plenty to keep you busy for a while. I'd also strongly recommend a Telrad for 10" or larger scope or a Rigel quickfinder for 8". Focuser is no reason to upsize. Get a 10:1 with whichever scope you buy. It's worth it. The 8" has a lot more mobility (ie can be carried around easily in one piece), that's the big plus with that scope.
Don't forget to ask lots of questions in the shop before purchasing. Try talk to Roger if you can.
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