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Originally Posted by h0ughy
Hi Kalamaru, andrews has a eq5 mount with goto available for $1000, actually 999 in his surplus specials page, it is brand new. You can buy any OTA you like up to 6-8inches you like to mount on it.
Also not an alternative, 20 x 80 triplet binos or 25 x 100 binos from andrews or AOE for less than $500, you get to see saturn and the ring, heaps of stars, nebulae and galaxies jupiter and its moons (=note the image scale on the planets is not close up of course) and the best thing is that all you need is a good tripod to mount the binos or make one up! very much value for money as they are easily packed in a car, you dont need batteries, just a star guide and maps.
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I have been to Andrews web site, but I must confess it has left me somewhat confused. Under the "Andrews" link there is a EQ4C for $299, which I assume is a ripoff of a EQ5 ripoff of a Vixen mount. I think. I have not really seen the name "EQ4" anywhere else.
Then under the "Guan Seng" link there is a SkyView I for $299, which I think is a chinese ripoff of a Orion Skyview. Perhaps. Not to mention the GSO SkyView II for $699, though I don't know what to think regarding this one - is *that* the chinese ripoff of the Orion SkyView? It's certainly the same price and the Orion model that is sold at Bintel.
Under "Skywatcher" there is an EQ5 for $499, and a HEQ5 for $999 - which is the model I think you are referring to.
So I *think* these are all generic terms, and not trademarks or brands. Which means that when I buy an EQ5 or a HEQ5 I really don't know where it has come from. Correct?
It might be simpler to just buy a package. Andrews sells an Saxon 8" Mak on a "EQ5C" for $1,699, and an "Andrews no-name" 6" Mak on a "EQ5C" for $999. Anyone have any experience with these? Any good? Or a dead-set waste of money?
Cheers,
John