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Originally Posted by Somnium
Sounds expensive ... I was going to put in a ups for the computer but not the mount itself
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I would have thought that a minimum requirement for a remote obs is that you have enough energy stored to make the mount safe and close the roof if the mains goes down. You cannot afford to have a local lightning strike leave your scope pointing upwards through an open roof when the associated rain arrives.
If you have a solid UPS, it may be possible to use the Losmandy on the basis that the UPS/PC will be able to make your system safe and secure before turning everything off. Then you would need to travel to the remote site to get it all set up again - which might be an option depending on location. However, it really does seem to be worth getting a self homing mount for a remote observatory.