Long story Mike, well not that long.. Basically ended up in a deal with a Star-Mate with a dealer in the US. I sent him a Star-Mate and he sent me a C9.25 OTA. Almost anyway! I had to send him some cash on the deal. It took awhile to turn up and customs made sure that put all there crubby figers all over it and sucked as much GST as they could from me!
The C8 has done me well, but the longer focal lenght for the C9.25 will be great for astrophotography. Visually it's only a little better than the C8. More contrast if anything else.
Arrived on Wednesday, & I have had two clear nights since then... New gear curse had left me alone this time! Problem is now I need a bigger mount...
Cheers