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Hi Davekyn. I have 120mm Skywatcher and I think that for its price $349 it is good scope. Especially if you are upgrading from 60mm Tasco I think that you would be quite happy with it. Sure, you cannot compare it to 120mm Apo, but you can still use it for imagining quite successfully. Minus Violent filter or at least IR blocking filter is a must for imagining. I use it with GStar CCD camera that got maximum exposure time of 2.5 seconds, for observing on computer screen. At same time I take image of what I’m observing. Stacking 50 to 100 images for the final image. Software I’m using (Astrovideo) does the stacking automatically. Although I used this scope on EQ3 (Andrew’s SkyView1) mount with RA drive only, I got now HEQ5 mount and it makes big difference in the tracking. But if funds are short EQ3 or EQ5 will do.
The images I’m taking with it will not win me any admiration or prize but it gives me satisfaction of having permanent records of my observations.
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