A C9.25 or C11 (perhaps with focal reducer or hyperstar?) would be a lot easier to handle and be happy with a much more affordable (sub-$10k) EQ mount. That's still a ****load of gear, though.
The standard recommendation for someone just starting out in astro imaging is an ED80 on a NEQ6 or similar, and I can see why.
Cheers
Steffen.
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