[Swagman105 (Geoff)]

Thanks all for their input on this.
I can now change my signature to include the ED80S which I intend to keep. I couldn't get its accompanying GP mount to work, maybe a controller issue, but given its cosmetic condition, it would be problematic for me to consider doing it up to something approaching the lovely appearance of Russell's ED80S.
I posted an image of the Orion nebula that I took with the ED80S a few years ago in a beginners forum. I was pleasantly surprised at its performance given the amount of cleaning necessary to clean the lens of its fungus.
I've reposted the single 30 second image here and of the ZEQ25 I used it on.
Have saved hard since and two weeks ago took delivery of a new Stellarvue SVX102T so will be interested to see how my images with that will compare and whether the difference between the money (ouch) I spent on the Stellarvue over the $100 I spent on the Vixen for has been justified.

Geoff