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Thanks to all the input I really do appreciate hearing all your views.
With my father passing and affairs near complete in Sydney I plan to return to the Bush full time and get a set up that I really could not indulge whilst back and forth to Sydney.
The only reason I gave it away over a decade ago was the need to go back and forth..I was about to go for a 12 inch astro graph set up but clearly my situation really prevented that..but finally I had to do something so hence my transportable gear.
As you may know if you look at the DIY Observatory section I now have a wonderful roll off roof observatory that is huge and I can house the set up I have dreamed about...for whatever reason I lean to a 16 inch GSO rc which is a worry firstly because of the long focal length and secondly that I can not find anyone posting images. On YouTube the best I get is one moving around on a mount in a dome, which looked great but there is no indication of how well it performs...and then you look at the top shelf and find a price tag of $36k you wonder for such a price difference will the GSO be disappointing. I don't want to spend $100k for scope camera and mount just for pretty pictures ...I would rather put that towards a Caterham sports car and a winch to get in it.
And the cost of a eq8 and a 16 inch GSO (And suitable camera) is just so far past where I ever expected...still at 73 one realises there is not much time left .. so I am going to go for it on the basis that if nothing else I will stop wondering what it would be like..but I feel like I am a bit of a pioneer for this set up...but you must think it will at least do some pretty pictures. I plan a focal reducer but it would be nice if the mount managed the native focal length...I hope to go for galaxies and just hope it is possible.
I mean they must sell GSO 16 inch...do folk not post images because they are disappointed? I suppose at worst it will be a pretty decent visual set up for Moon and planets.
Still waiting on an email as to cost and availability but plenty to tidy up with the new roll off observatory...
And I guess there is more to do with a 16 inch ..another focused at half the price of the scope seems mandatory...I am starting to think contracting out the set up to someone who knows what they are doing..well I would if there was someone who does that sort of thing..it would be money well spent I expect.
Thanks again..I will now ring my selected supplier and move things along a bit.
Alex
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