Also checkout my thread just below this one, about scope advice. The guys gave me lots of good info there, and my 8" GSO from Andrews should be arriving today.
I'd steer clear of the Saxon if I were you. I assume it'd be very similar to my Tasco 11TR (114mm) that I bought years ago, and eventually sold (after warning the guy what it was like, I felt guilty really). The images were muddy, it wobbled every time I tried to focus, and I could never get the EQ mount lined up properly anyway. I'm sure a lot of that was probably my inexperience, but now I'm older & wiser, I know I've at least set myself to start at an affordable, yet decent quality option, which I can expand on in the future if I want to.
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