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Thanks for the helpful advice. The main reason I’m upgrading is for better tracking and longer exposures. Even with careful alignment on my 5se I can only reliably get 15 sec exposures without trailing. After a few exposures the target is off centre enough to cause problems when I stack them. So yeah I plan to focus mainly on the mount. But I also find it hard to pick out my targets with the current tube. For example Eta Carinae nebula is not visible in the eye piece. I have trust that my go to is pointing at it and then I see it in the camera after an exposure. So that’s why I’m planning to upgrade the tube as well.
The first picture is my Orion picture from a while ago (please excuse my dodgy over processing) The second is someone else’s but the quality I’m hoping to achieve but I don’t think I can with my current gear.
I’m quite happy to start over and just keep the 5se as a spare.
What’s better a heq5, eq6, cgem ii or a cgx? Also xelasnave what f5 reflector would you recomend?
Thanks again for all the advice
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