[garymck (Gary)]

Hi,

as someone who is only a year or so away from retirement, I'm endeavouring to get all the bits and pieces I need to keep myself busy when it happens. As part of this, I am thinking about buying one more OTA, and looking for some suggestions.

At the moment in my little observatory there is the following:
Losmandy G11 G1, Takahashi TSA120+reducer corrector, side by side ZWO guidescope and QHY5L 11 guider.
An alternate OTA is a superb C11 + Starizona reducer corrector (for planetary and long focal length imaging)

As a portable mount, I have an Orion branded version of the AZEQ6.

My ccd is a QHY9S with 7 pos. filter wheel and full set of Baader filters.

I am going to be going to a dark sky site on a monthly basis, and don't want to have to demount everything each time I go.

I am thinking about buying a Skywatcher MN190 and mounting that permanently in the Obs and using the Tak for portable to the dark sky site. (Fortunate to have a little bonus from work coming my way)

I have no personal experience of Mak Newts, so was wondering if anyone can enlighten me as to how well they work photographically? This appeals because I would have the TSA for wide field, the MN at medium FL and the C11 at long FL.

The other option is a newt plus paracor, but I'd rather avoid having to use correctors if possible. Are there any other suggestions?
advice welcome...

cheers
Gary