[grimsay (Iain)]

Hi folks,

I have a 8" Skywatcher Dob. and it's great. See's plenty of use and serves my needs perfectly.

However, the constant nudging to keep objects (particularly planets at high power) is frustrating. I'd also like to experiment with some quick and simple photography.

With this in mind I'm considering investing in an EQ mount, some tube rings and dovetail bar to carry my existing OTA.

In the classifieds is a 'Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro SynScan GoTo' which, after some research I think would work.

I have no intention of getting into Astrophotograhy seriously (don't want to spend any longer in-front of a computer) but I would like a mount that could provide some degree of flexibility in the future.

Am I thinking along the right lines with an HEQ5 Pro?

Thanks, Iain