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Hi Andrew,
I'm starting from scratch in this regard. Right at the moment, I've got a 14" Orion Optics UK f4.5 dob, which is purely a visual instrument. I've also got a 4" Skywatcher Apo on a Vixen Porta Mount, and a Orion Telescope and Binocular ED-80 Apo on a Televue Gibraltar mount. My thinking was to use either the ED-80 or the Skywatcher 4" Apo as my initial Imaging scope, on an GOTO appropriate mount, and then upgrade to a larger OTA later to spread the cost a bit.
Would the EQ6-Pro be manageable in terms of setting up in a backyard situation? I hear that it is pretty hefty in terms of weight.
The laptop would not be an issue, as I was planning to get one in any case, not just for astronomy. Probably a Apple MacBook. I don't have a DSLR, but once again, like the laptop, was looking at getting one in any case for terrestrial photography.
thanks,
Malcolm
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