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Thanks everyone for your helpful advise! I really appreciate the time you've taken to respond to my questions. Here is what I've concluded from all your responses:
1. The dobsonian provides much better viewing and the Nexstar will pale in comparison
2. Viewing only from a tiny balcony is unrealistic and a waste of time and money (with either scope, although for obvious reasons the Nexstar would be better).
Therefore I need to reconsider my plan and start seriously thinking about driving out somewhere to a more remote place to do my star gazing. Hence a dobsonian will be the telescope of choice (an 8 or 10inch depending how my budget looks in a month when I plan to buy one).
I've spoken to my wife (I know, I ruined the surprise) and we've decided that we'd prefer to find the stars/planets on our own instead of having a goto and she likes the idea of having a night out away from the city once a week.
Thanks again for your help! If you have any further comments I'd love to read them.
Dean
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