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I have been in this hobby for over 60 years, and the old saying that the best
scope is the one that gets used, is as pertinent today as it ever was.
A 10 or 12" dob can be up and running in the time it takes to carry it outside
and put it down on the ground.
A 10" Newt on an EQ6. The mount with the necessary counterweights for the 10" is heavy[around 35kg]. You have to align the mount with the south
celestial pole, roughly level it [for visual use], connect up a power supply, put the scope onto it, balance the scope, enter date and time into the hand controller, then go through a 2 or 3 star alignment routine. As it will live in the lounge, you then have to dismantle it all at the end of each session.
In short, 2 mins to be using a dob, and at least 30-45 mins for the EQ mount.
Unless you decide to do some serious imaging further down the track,
I know which I would rather be using.
raymo
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