If it is any consolation Lewis, I just took the Takawatcher ED80 for a spin on the HEQ5 and wait for it.............DID SOME VISUAL!!!!!!
What a corker of a little scope, the moon was crisp with no hint of colour fringing, with the Orion 40mm plossl and the Pentax XL 8.5mm.
I even cranked it up to 350x with the 5x powermate and the Pentax on Saturn for a view of the Cassini division. Very noice indeed
Too much moonwash to try any imaging, I just packed it all up and revelled in the fact I only had to coil up two cables and then cart the scope and the mount inside in one go....grab and go indeed
Just thought I would share, considering it is the first clear night in god knows how long in this rain addled city, it was refreshing to see some nice pinpoint star clusters like the Jewel box and Eta Carinae's surrounds.
Cheers
Chris