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What EQ mount for SCT C8 and 120mm frac OTAs?
I currently have a Celestron C8 on a single fork mount and a SW120 on an AZ3 - both are fine for visual work. However, I'd like to start mucking about with astrophotography using these two OTAs, with the medium-term goal of buying a decent (pricey) astrograph and getting serious once I have the basics sorted out and confidence builds. Having been a visual observer all my life (apart from some planetary webcam vids), I realise I need to take some baby steps before getting seriously into AP...
So, my question is, what would be a good 'future proof' EQ mount for me? That is, something that could readily handle either the C8 (~6 kg weight) or the SW120 (~5 kg) OTAs right now, but would offer a stable enough platform with good PEC etc. that could also be a suitable mount for a future high-quality 4-6" APO or maybe an 8-10" fast newt? Ideally under $2.5K...
I've been thinking about the Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT Mount but maybe a NEQ6 is sufficient? Or other options? Cheers!
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