I recently purchased a Skywatcher EQ6 Pro mount and after a few sessions with my Celestron Astromaster 130EQ attached I had OK results with my ZWO ASI224SC camera attached. But of course I want better, so I'm on the hunt for a suitable replacement.
My 5 year old daughter has shown an interest, but at her young age doesn't correlate what she sees on the computer screen with space, so I'm after something for viewing as well as astro-photography. That pretty much rules out Newtonians as the EP is far too high for her to view through (even me!), so that leaves me with Cassegrain types or Refractors.
My max budget would be $1500. I was look at
this one from Meade, but I want something that can view and image deep space objects as well solar system objects.
I've been out of the loop for too long and I have no idea what to look for, so any advice anyone can give will be greatly appreciated.