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Short tube achromats (like the 80mm f/5) are not great for terrestrial IME. A lot of chromatic aberration even at low powers. Not impressive. For under $300 you can land a 4" Mak second hand. I used to have the 102mm skywatcher and that was a great little terrestrial scope. Handles high powers very well - great bird/nature watching scope. Far better than cheap refractors. For mounting it you can get away with a decent camera tripod, but eventually you might want something a bit more refined like a Vixen Porta or similar especially for astro use.
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