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Hi Devon, whilst aperture is key, I had a look at the specs of both scopes and there are some differences which might be worth considering, eg.
The Celestron has a 130mm aperture, and a Focal length of 650mm and subsequent F/Ratio of F/5. F/5 means this scope will give brighter views but lower magnifacation - hence, which is great for Faint objects like Nebula and bright galaxies, provided your in dark skies, eg , country away from city lights !
However, the Saxon has a smaller aperture by 1/3 inch but has a longer Focal length of 900mm, subsequently giving an F/Ratio of F/9, This means this particular scope wont be as good for nebula and faint galaxies, but it does however give more magnifacation and better focus on the bright planets and moon ect, and that can be done from in the suburbs as dark skies are not so important on bright targets ?
Hope this is of help , ,
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