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Hi Blake
I can remember being in this EXACT position and I went the Skywatcher 180 MAK with an HEQ5PRO way ... absolute disaster !!!! ... Well I will qualify that .. imaging wise nothing could have been more disheartening.
I sold that gear and bought a G11 and a TSA102 ... did nothing different setup wise ... got instant results.
Basically .. forget totally .. long focal length equipment at this stage .. it will just make your job 100x more difficult.
My advise .. (if you dont want to go the Dob way) .. there have been plenty of items similar to this advertised here .. especially G11 with Gemini Goto .. $5000 will get you some pretty neat stuff 2nd hand at the moment .. take advantage of that.
A decent mount and a refractor will = more success and much more enjoyment .. Good Luck
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