[PKay (Peter)]

Hi All
Advise appreciated on the purchase of a new scope.

I currently use an Orion Eon 85mm Triplet EDX-2 refractor.
Focal length 561mm, f/6.6. FOV is about 82 X 108 arcmin.
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MC
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R

It has been a great scope, and I have learnt a lot.

Considerations in order:

I live 250m from the ocean.
Everything gets covered in corrosion and slimey muck.
I don't have an inclosed observatory.
So I don't think an exposed mirror is the way to go.

Portability and robustness:
I drive to a mountain site over rough dirt roads.
My old 12" Dob always needed colimating after the trip.
So I guess that might happen to all reflectors?

FOV:
I would like to go smaller by about a 1/2.
I am always cropping my images to death.

Cost:
Not really an issue...within limits of loosing my wife :-)

Example of what scope I have in mind:

SkyWatcher Esprit 150mm Super Apo OTA
Diameter 150mm
Focal Length 1050mm
F/7

That equates to a FOV of about 44 X 58 arcmin.

Thank you for reading!

Peter.