Hi Dave and welcome to IIS
I assume from the nature of your query that your main interest is astrophotography. If that is the case, please be aware that $1000 is not going to get much. The main item of equipment for imaging is the mount, not the scope. On a good mount, fairly basic telescopes can produce acceptable images, on an inadequate mount, a $20000 scope will still not produce accaeptable images. The minimum for imaging usually the Skywatcher EQ6 Pro which is going to se you back abot $1500 to $2000.
If on the other hand you main interest is visual observing, the scopes you have pick will be OK but IMHO a better alternative is usually a dobsonian of 8 or 10 inches. They give more aperture per $, easy to setup, usually lighter than a 120mm refractor.
Remember there is no perfect scope, all involve some compromises.
Malcolm