Hmm, yes.. I can understand what you're saying Mike. Setting up out in the wheatbelt my mate gets his 15" Obsession running and collimated well before I finish polar aligning after having setup my gear (GM8).
Last night I snuck in 25 minutes of astrophotography, and was only outside for no more than 30 minutes. Walked in to the obs, opened the roof, turned on the equipment (one switch, computer already running 24x7), connected the software to it, and started imaging. It was really nice to be able to walk away with 25 minutes of photo's for 30 mins of time.
The difference is as clear as black and white.
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