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Originally Posted by AdrianF
Maybe this scope not for me.
Adrian
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Don't count this scope out so quickly. The 6se was my first scope, and it really is a great scope. The mount is very versatile of itself, and the OTA is fantastic for lots of different visual objects. Compared to your previous refractor, I think you will be surprised at just how fine an image the 6se will put up and in a much more compact package. One of my most memorable sights through the 6se was of Mars and the first time I spotted the polar caps and shading on the planet.
Sure the mount is lightweight. But there aren't a lot of go to setups you can easily lift and carry all in one go like the 6se. Later on you can upgrade the focuser to something like a feather touch microfocuser. I did and found that doing so fixed some of the vibration issues focusing with the stock focuser caused. As someone else mentioned, keeping the legs short also helps. Which really is fine, grab a stool and you can spend hours sitting instead of standing!
One last word, regarding the mount. I recently did a little bit of outreach at my wife's school for their science day. I mounted a PST piggy backed on an SVR80-ed with a white light filter to do some solar viewing. The mount easily handled the load and kept dead on the sun for the hour or so I showed the students. I probably wouldn't have bothered doing that if all I had was a heavy eq mount, but the 6se mount was perfect for the job!
