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Originally Posted by peter_4059
I don't think there is much point spending tens of thousands on a mount if your optics and camera are only worth a couple of thousand. If I had unlimited money to spend then I'd go for it and upgrade the mount, scope, focuser and camera. Having said that, I still live in a highly light polluted suburb with extremely limited horizons so if I didn't enjoy tinkering with the gear I'd be better off hiring time on a remote scope (or just purchase Hubble images).
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Thanks Peter,
I quite agree.
Melbourne is not a very good place for a telescope either.
Also - there is a certain amount of pride to be had from getting great results
from equipment which is not the most expensive available.
I prefer to work on a low budget.
This is where the EQ8 becomes almost irresistible as nothing
else can handle such a heavy 50Kg payload for that price.
It means that you can get the light collecting power of a large telescope
& collect data faster.
You could even put 2 or more 10" f4 telescopes like mine on one mount
& get data from 2 or more cameras at the same time.
cheers
Allan