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As you said Greg, the Meade/Celestron SCT's are the best bang for buck and versatility. My 8" ACF is great. But, they're also quite a bit more expensive than even a well kitted out 10" dob.
However, as Greg has pointed out, you're not going to see this grand sweeping spiral in your scope, no matter what size it is. Your eyes just don't gather enough light to bring out that kind of detail. Nor, in actual fact, do they have the spatial resolution to do so. In a 10", about the only colours you'll see in nebs are a faint greyish green. Very rarely a dim red. You'll see some colour in the planets and some stars. But that's about all. If you want to see reasonable colour visually in a scope on nebs and such, you're going to have to get yourself some really serious glass. 20" or better. A light bucket, for sure.
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