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Old 07-03-2015, 10:44 PM
dragoncity (Brett)
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Originally Posted by Slawomir View Post
Hi Andy,

I am in a similar boat...looking for an upgrade from my HEQ5, which is being used exclusively for astrophotography.

CEM 60 with a new Tri-Pier appears as an interesting, but also more expensive but within my budget, alternative to AZ-EQ6.

In particular, stepper motor resolution in CEM-60 looks promising, since it is over twice of that in AZ-EQ6.
Yes, the encoders are much bigger on the CEM60, and therefore more accurate. If I did'nt like the ability to readily switch AltAZ to GEM that the AZEQ6GT offers I would definitely consider a CEM60. Its a very nice instrument.

The CEM60 is lighter to carry , but I have a permanent OBS so that's not a issue for me.
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