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Orion ED80 is everyone's favorite. Everyone inevitably gets one at some point. The Bang for your buck is hard to beat.
Astrotech triplets around the 80mm mark and aren't too expensive. Stellarvue has several models. APM do an 80mm with a Lomo triplet more expensive though.
Depends on your budget. Tak FS60Q would be nice as it is very versatile and Tak quality even though its small. Borg makes some nice small refractors.
FSQ is great for imaging but I don't think is ideal for visual. Also no good for piggybacking on a Meade mount. They are quite heavy.ED80's are light.
Keep in mind widefield refractor viewing is great for the first night but I doubt you'd want to do it every night. Its not that exciting compared to your Meade. A nice sharp view is good but don't expect to get anything on the planets except a sharp small ball. You need much larger aperture for that.
Greg.
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