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Originally Posted by Poita
you might get a tracking mount and an ed80 and .....
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But this will be totally useless for visual. The ED80, in fact most refractors are pretty useless for general visual use due to their small aperture.
I'd agree with Malcolm. The best first scope is an 8 inch Dobsonian. They are very easy to use, easy to transport, easy to set up, and have a decent aperture so your visual quality will be much better.
For under $1000 you can have a brand new 8 inch Dob, a colimator, and a couple of good eyepieces.
Cheap option totalling $560:
8" Dob $500
Basic colimator $60
Two average eyepieces that come with the Dob.
Excellent option totalling $990:
8" Dob $500
Glatter laser colimator $190
Televue Nagler 13mm Type 6 eyepiece $300
Cheers,
Jason.