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I looked at the EQ8 longingly, then took a deep breath and ordered an Ioptron CEM70-G (Deep breath as they are new electronically even if the mechanics are an evolution of the CEM design)
I am imaging currently at 500mm and all the mounting of the scope I am using is quite chunky so the inbuilt guider in the 70-G should do OK (It is built in to the puck with a 120mm FL F4 guider and camera) and if it turns out to be a gimmick I can go back to an OAG later. I am really buying for the cable management of the CEM, with USB3 and in the case of the 70-G version, integration.
I am hopefully going to get away with no more than a single USB3 and single power connection to the mount. The USB3 G version (I presume G being for the inbuilt guidescope) has an internal USB hub obviously, with a FDTI USB to serial chipset to control the mount, the electronic polarscope and the guide cam all running off the hub internally too. The guider works with PHD2 so nothing new to learn there.
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