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12-02-2008, 08:29 AM
I am going through the "Which Mount" drama as seems to be the norm for newbies. My question(s) is in relation to the HEQ5 mount. I am looking to get into astrophotography and currently have an 8" Bintel f6 newt. According to the specs the HEQ5 would handle this OTA without any problems and this should be okay for planetary imaging without a guidescope. For Deep Space I was thinking of an ED80 and with a guide scope. Again I don't see any problems with this config on the HEQ5.
Given that the 2 configs come under the recommended weight for the HEQ5 would image quality be much different compared to the EQ6?
I know I have no room to move into a bigger OTA with the HEQ5 but to be honest I don't think that will be a problem for a long time.
Thanks in advance.
Mark
Given that the 2 configs come under the recommended weight for the HEQ5 would image quality be much different compared to the EQ6?
I know I have no room to move into a bigger OTA with the HEQ5 but to be honest I don't think that will be a problem for a long time.
Thanks in advance.
Mark