[rrussell1962]

I had the GSO 12 inch F5 OTA on an NEQ6 Pro for a while. Needed 3 counterweights. Just about OK for visual on a still night with careful balancing, but IMHO definitely pushing the EQ6 to the limit. I found it was a lot better with a wide dovetail and not a Vixen style one. From memory the weight with Tube rings and Farpoint wide dovetail was around 23KG, add (say)another KG for a 2 inch Wide field eyepiece. I also found the eyepiece gets into some awkward positions. Had I kept the combo I would have investigated rotating tube rings at some point.