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Old 21-07-2015, 12:13 PM
raymo
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Hi Mark, This scope would suit in some ways, but not others.
It is Go To, and lightweight, and will accept 2" eyepieces.
It will give pleasing views of the bright planets, the moon,
bright nebulae, and a very few galaxies.

Not much good for many nebulae, most galaxies, and is only
suitable for short [ up to 30 secs max.] exposure photography
due to a phenomenon called field rotation.
It will also suffer from chromatic aberration, which will give
violet/ blue halos around brighter stars, and to some extent
around the edge of the moon.
I'm sure others will offer suggestions that you can digest, and
act upon as you see fit.
raymo
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