I have found where you can hire small telescope setups & some scopes, but nowhere with just a decent mount, even just a HEQ5/AVX size. Really looking at something like a CEM26 or EQ6 capacity, 18-20kg.
May have to look at the possibility of making some form of barn door setup, though I've only ever seen them used with small stuff. Might be a fun project - or not. Tripod isn't an issue - got a surveyors here, plus the tripod from the current mount isn't an issue for the weight, it's only the actual mount head.
Will keep looking for something.
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