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Thanks everyone for the replies. I think for a couple of reasons I’ll stick with a tracking mount which rules the DM6 out. I have a 1200mm DL 152mm refractor on a tall pier in the observatory with an EQ8 which is excellent for imaging and tall enough for visual. What I want however is to use the scope visually at dark sites. The short travel pier that ships with the EQ8 is fine for imaging but hopelessly short for visual use with a refractor.
I have thought about a Berlebach Planet as it is 54” tall and they can make it taller on request and that can be used with the EQ8. Of course without some kind one f pier extension it would probably hit the legs and I don’t think anyone makes a pier extension for the EQ8?
I also wondered about the astrophysics portable piers which can be 60” tall but don’t know how they would be with the EQ8.
What solutions do people use for visual astronomy with long refractors?
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