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I think conventional wisdom will come to the fore and most of the advice will be to start with a visual instrument such as a Newtonian Reflector in a Dobson mount. Learn the sky, judge your degree of commitment to astronomy and then if you still want to get into astrophotography (and your wallet is too heavy to carry) look for your second scope to provide the means to AP.
If you get a small refractor for a first scope you may be disappointed with the visual experience it provides. For AP you need an equatorial mount which in itself can be a source of much frustration.
Good luck.
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