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Hi John, I don't have the CG5 just a plain old eQ5 with no go-to - it's essentially the same mount as the CG5 in every other respect, but obviously I can't comment on the goto function/accuracy. I find this tracks fine for planetary imaging, but doubt it would be up to long exposure stuff except perhaps at short focal lengths. I have the EQ5 setup on a pier which makes it very stable and capable of carrying the C9.25 without any trouble. The new CG5's have the 2inch steel tripod legs which are excellent and probably the next best thing to a pier.
I bought another mount for the C9.25 more recently. I considered the EQ6 with skyscan and gave it a good going over, but in the end chose the Meade LXD75 which is effectively an equivalent of the CG5 GoTo. This is a very personal thing. For me portability was paramount, I didn't want it to be a struggle to setup and take down and the EQ6 is BIG! The LXD75 handles the C9.25 nicely all the same. Again it's not a long exposure imaging setup.
Hope this helps a bit.
cheers,
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