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Thank you! Why do you say the celestron 6SE is the most versatile? I'm kind of tempted to have more field of view with the reflector.

I've been reading more about field of view. I see that the maximum true field of view that can be obtained with the Celestron 6SE is just under 1 degree. I think it's less for the Orion Starseeker IV 150 Mak Cass? I am having trouble figuring out the maximum field of view for the Starseeker Reflector. Can anyone help?

Hi! I am new here! I am looking to gift my husband a telescope. He is a beginner and expressed interest in a computerized telescope. He doesn't have much time so that makes sense. But I think it might be nice if he can also use the scope in a manual mode but I'm not sure how important that is to him. I have narrowed down my search to the Celestron Nexstar 6SE, the Orion Starseeker IV 150 GoTo Reflector, or the Orion Starseeker IV Go To Mak-Cass. The Celestron 6SE is a Schmidt-Cassegrain. (The Celestron 4SE is a Mak-Cass but I ruled that out in favor of the larger aperture. Not sure if that's the best decision? I was told Mak-Cass will do better on contrast but the reflector has a wider field of view? Is this correct? Not sure about the Schmidt-Cassegrain. We live in Northern NJ, about 30 min from NYC. Should I stick with 6 inch aperture? Is the contrast offered by the Mak-Cass more important than having 6in aperture? The Orion Starseeker Mak-Cass is the most expensive at $1000, the Orion reflector is $579, and the Celestron 6se is $799. I need help figuring out the pros and cons of these scopes and what to give more importance to. I know my husband will enjoy the moon and planets, but I think being able to view deep space objects will be nice too. Strangely there are tons of user reviews for the celestron but so few for the orion scopes. Not sure why that is. I also wonder which is easiest to use and which gives the best customer support. Should I pick one of these? Or something else? Thanks for any help you can give me! Here are the 3 scopes I mentioned: https://www.celestron.com/products/nexstar-6se-computerized-telescope and https://www.telescope.com/catalog/search.cmd?form_state=searchForm&siteCode=US&keyword=orion+starseeker+iv+150