Which scope?

[Cheychi]

So with the help of members on here I've ordered some new binocs today.

 

Now for a scope.

Which of these 2 would prove the better?

Skywatcher  130  EQ2.

Or

Celestron Astromaster 130EQ.

 

Being brand new to scopes, any advice would be appriciated.

Thanks.

 

[Cornelius Varley]

The SW 130/650 is better than the Astromaster. Both have the same optics but the Astromaster uses a red dot finder (RDF) that cannot be replaced with another type, the RDF is apparently not particularly brilliant either.  The latest version of Astromaster seems to be a slight improvement over the older version with a better RDF

Old version

 

New version

 

[Cheychi]

Thank you. I'll aim for a skywatcher.