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Thanks to everybody for replies. I will stick with my ED80 and see how things go with guiding. The new stepper motors should be arriving tomorrow and then only the sky will be the limit :-)
(I will post an update in the DIY section once things are working).
Brian, it is a temporary setup. I have to carry everything outside, although sometimes I leave the mount outside for several days to avoid redoing polar alignment. Hopefully guiding will shorten the time I used to spend on alignment.
I have tried imaging Jupiter with ED80 and 3x Televue barlow with the good old Philips SPC900NC but the image was too small to get much detail. Then I tried stacking 2x and 3x barlows but could not get the webcam to focus. I will post a question in a separate thread about stacking barlows.
Few years ago on IceInSpace I have received great advice to get ED80 and EQ5 as a beginner's imaging scope/mount.
Today I have again received very valuable advice.
Thank you.
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