Hey there,
lots of good ideas,
I have an 8" dob that I use with a 25mm wide and a 2xbarlow and its just fantastic for what I want.
I also have a 90mm Orion desk top(on a tripod) Mac-cas and that is also great.
As a test I used the trapeziem in Orion and can split all four stars.
Obviously the image or picture is far better on the Dob but of coarse the Mac wins hands down for storage and portability.
It must be remembered that Magnification isnt every thing, ie: I can look at the same object with both scope and the image will be the same size(if you have the same mag in each) but the picture is just that much more clearer in the dob.Its to do with the amount of like gathered or something(all maths!).
good luck
