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Originally Posted by Rez
I'm not entirely new, however thought I'd ask the question here.
Looking at an SCT for EEA.
Currently thinking of the Celestron Telescope Advanced VX 8 EdgeHD or the Celestron Advanced VX 8 SCT Telescope.
I'm not too sure about the VX 8 mounts. Any opinions on those?
I guess the advantage of the Edge HD over the standard SCT is the ability to remove the secondary mirror for f2.
Any thoughts or other ideas appreciated.
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Should have no probs getting a few minutes guided with the AVX with a good polar align, maybe much more with a good drift align or use Sharpcap..30secs unguided ..no probs...never used it past 5min in city.
Problem is with too much weight; this mount is rated for 14kg, so for AP prob 9kg all up max...with cameras ,scope etc ...Does great go tos .
You can buy a polar scope for it ..I bought mine from TS.
Even better alignment stars with Skysafari plus or pro and WiFi.
PS: Bintel sell their standard 8 SCT with FASTAR..for F2 imaging...but edge has flatter field at edges at F 10.
AVX also very stable visually at high powers and tracks beautifully...at least mine does.
bigjoe.