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Ok talk you out of it. First off a bigger telescope may not give you better views from a light polluted site, many people say they just get better views of the light pollution. Secondly and perhaps most importantly if you succumb to aperture fever you will never haver one that is big enough. What you may wish to do is to think about what interests you the most and then get the telescope that will allow you to truly enjoy that part of the hobby to a greater degree. I have a 4.5" short tube Orion reflector and had 'the fever' I was given the use of an 8" SCT and after the thrill of a new experience wore off I realized that the 8" was not giving me the views that I really enjoy. Yes the detail was increased but at the cost of a really wide FOV which would show me the beauty of the nebulae and open clusters. I have ordered a 8" LightBridge which will give me the increased details and keep the wide FOV. The other cure to 'the fever' is realizing you will never be content until you are content.
Hope this helps
Brian
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