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Hi Thomas
In my experience an 8” sct scope is great for viewing planets and even deep sky targets. Might not have as good optics as more premium scopes but at its price point quite good quality, portable and versatile. An 8se is a good visual or eaa scope but wouldn’t be the first pick for astrophotography.
Look for eyepieces for planets that give about 150x (poor seeing) - 200x (average seeing) - 250-300x (very good seeing) magnification. So if using it at its native f10 that would equate to eyepieces about 13mm , 10mm , 6mm. About 60degree field of view is about all you need for planets so don’t need to speed big bucks. If you want to see the full disc of the moon you will need lower power eyepiece probably about 24-30mm.
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