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for that money you could get an esprit 100ED super APO and a second hand QHY9. what are you looking to image? if you are looking for a wide FOV to image nebulas and larger structures, then this might be the way to go and it is a beautiful scope. having said that, an f4 newt with a similar camera will allow you to image all the but very largest of Nebulas.
newt with 8300 chip gives FOV of 59.7 x 77.6 arc mins
esprit 100ED with 8300 chip gives FOV of 86.8 x 112.9 arc mins
the newt will require more maintenance, i.e. collimation but gathers more light. the refractor is grab and go and will provide amazing images but you will have to image a bit longer to catch the same amount of photons
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