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Old 10-07-2020, 01:00 PM
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Yeah depends on the use case. They’re generally solid work horses within their limits.

For visual, an equatorial mount sticks the eyepiece in some interesting places, but that’s be a moot point for electronically assisted and/or planetary imaging.

For Deep Space imaging, I wouldn’t be overly concerned as much of the weight is concentrated at the back, like a large SCT. I know peeps with these mounts that use 6” refractors and large SCTs for long exposures without any trouble that would require skills outside of a dedicated astrophotographer...

As Colin says, I’d be looking at sticking it on a pier of upgrading the tripod to something like a Berlebach somewhere along the line.
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