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Originally Posted by Brian W
I'm now able to start looking for a telescope and mount for lunar and planetary photography.
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This is about as good as it gets:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=156749
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I need a light setup because strength is not my strong point.
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OK... If its an SCT with the standard fork mount then yes its a heavy lift. That means split it into smaller pieces, and a smaller scope:
1. Something like a Skywatcher 150mm Mak, or maybe a C5 on top would be a lot lighter than what you have.
2. For visual lunar & planetary, an iOpteon MiniTower or SkyWatcher All-View mount will handle the very nicely. Both are GOTO, alt-az, dead easy to set up and tracks nicely - I had my 180mmm Mak on one though that was too big for this mount.
3. Tripod - the one that comes with smaller mounts is usually crap. Get a surveyors tripod from Bunnings, these are far superior.