Thanks Sean for the advice on the older model scopes. I was looking at new as the secondhand market in Oz is a little scant (I know one came up recently but I believe I was second in line and it sold).
I probably should qualify my reason for the scope a little more.
I am mostly a visual astronomer with occasional imaging with DSLR and hoping a little CCD imaging. Mainly planets and some DSO if I can. The other reason is weight of the M250 which I suspect may be a limiter with my body and then become a looked at rather than a looked through scope. While I like the the idea of the fans and electronic focuser the weight is something I would possibly struggle with (bearing in mind I do not have an observatory or pier to permanently mount it on and do grab and go).
Does the image shift mentioned affect the viewing part?
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