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Carl,

The two Meades seem to be smaller aperture than your current scope so I don't think they will really move you forward in the hobby, optically at least.

What are you aiming to achieve with your upgrade ?

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Hi John I wanted to aim for a 'go to' scope to track and get some better views of planets, I find with my current scope I am constantly adjusting it to view 

objects obviously due to the constant movement . I also want to have ago at some photography.

Plus they are just with in my budget...

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Jules suggestion is a good one. The problem with very small aperture scopes on GOTO mounts is that, while the mount may point the scope at a certain object, you won't see much of it due to the limited aperture of the scope !

You don't really need GOTO to find the planets though - they are easy to find !

Tracking is useful though, when viewing them.

Try and stretch your budget to a 127mm / 130mm aperture scope if you can - they have enough aperture to offer a good performance boost over your current scope. 

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