Thanks fellas. I'll search through the posts as suggested. The astro imaging is really a second consideration for us. The main is visual use, especially as we have dissapointed in what the 130 has been able to show us. Do you think an 8 inch SCT will reveal galaxies to the naked eye?
Thanks again, I'm off to search trough the posts
Plus I forgot to mention I will be keeping the Newtonian OTA so I can mount that up for shorter focal lengths.