Hey Iceman,
Thanks for the reply, and the info.
I'm pretty much tied into the webcam (new photography equipment would be a ways down the road), and I've actually
not hated the chase and shoot method of a non-motorized Dob, so I think solar system objects are going to be my first step. Maybe something like a Round Table Platform from Brian Reed and several hundred dollars on a few better EPs and a good quality barlow.
I can't imagine going backwards in aperture, and I'd have to do that in order to buy a new telescope with good tracking. But wouldn't, say, and 8" schmidt cassegrain give me what I need for some good planetary imaging, plus the option later to try my hand at DSOs?
Fortunately I have a few months to think about it and maybe do some more research. I hate making decisions.
