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Jason,
i am thinking of getting a quality mount and at least an ED80, hopefully it will be enough for good planet/moon watching and alright DSO photography.
Although i keep reading about the Vixen and Tak's and i sure itch for a 2K+ refractor. 
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Peppe,
when you say "the ED 80 is really the limit" you mean getting anything like an ED100 or a bigger refractor is not going to produce better pictures for me or as in At least get an ED80 
No i meant the other way; for wide field exposures you need a short focal lenth. A short focal lentgh also puts less straign on your mount and, although your objects will be quite small generally, the chances of a succesfull shot increase. The 600mm focal length is 'about the upper limit', i would rather pick something of 400mm. If you want quality; Williams Optics Megrez APO, if you want cheap; Orion ST80
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I'm not sure i'm at a point where i'd want to play with a webcam, but i do have the digital rebel which hopefully i can mount piggy back or attach to the scope-lense.
digital rebel is fine, you will have to get an prime focus adapter for it. maybe get the webcam for the planets; that's a lot easier..
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Anonymous
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I will check the Williams Megrez, haven't checked those out at all so far. Thanks for the help peppe.
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Blueshark928
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There are three models of Megrez 80. Achro, Semi-APO and Triplet APO. The Semi APO is closer the the ED80 than the others and IIRC is twice the price. But then again, its twice the build quality too. The Triplet APO will eat you entire budget.
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Anonymous
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The triplet sounds like a great scope, for that money it better be
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