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Originally Posted by Star Catcher
Well John I have the RC10 CF, moonlite and STL6303 running on my field G11. Lifting the tube is about as heavy as I would want to lift. I also have the CCDT67 which doesn't fully handle the 6303 sensor size. So I tend not to use it. The moonlite handles the weight fairly well (using the focus motor and locked shaft) and I have not noticed any great focus shift over several hours, but then my imaging "radar" may not be switched on as intensely as other imagers. 
Ted |
Thanks Ted - I think the 10" is the way to go with portability and might just bite the bullet and go with the EQ8. I would rather have a heavier mount and save my weight lifting for that rather than the tube assembly. I would then upgrade to what I really want which is a 14" RC when I can set up a permanent arrangement.
Bummer about the AP focal reducer. I'll do some more calcs - I think even with even a smaller chip CCD camera it may provide the type of field I am looking for and give me the f/6 ratio for faster captures.