First, I want to thank everybody for such wonderful comments on this thread.
Yesterday I was going through the craigslist ads and found a Celestron Nexstar 8SE for $680. It included a lot of accessories. I immediately left for Las Vegas to buy it; it now sits in my den.
Cool. 8 inch Schmidt Cassegrain, gets good reviews. Mount may be bit weak, won’t take a lot of abuse.
If it only has a 25mm eyepiece, get a 10mm. Reviews I read said it just comes with a 25. You don’t say what accesories, power supply and 2x Barlow would be nice, moon filter is a good idea too. But remember image quality may suffer under higher magnification of 10mm or Barlow. Then again the 25mm and 2x Barlow might be a pretty good combo, mine does a good job.
Hope you like it, not a bad price, it retails for over $1100, some places $1400+.