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Hi Shikatanai,
I agree with Brendan, for $300 you could get some seriously good binoculars that whilst they wont get near most DSO's, will give better views than a 5" scope and will probably be with you for life.
As for a 5" scope for $290, I bought a similar EQ2 mounted Skywatcher SW135 and while its not a bad scope, it cost me $469 and the moment I bought it, I wished I had bought a dobsonian.
So, my advice is, if you are wanting to get into Astrophotography in the future, buy a Dobsonian 8" or 10" and then you can rip the tube off the base and mount it on an EQ5-6 Pro later on and then you will have two scopes for the money (one dob and one EQ mounted AP scope)
Save the money up for later and do this, rather than blow $300 on a scope that will be past its use by date for you in about 3-6 months from now. Better still, buy some 20x80 binoculars and enjoy the views.
My 2.5c worth.
Chris.
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