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Originally Posted by MortonH
Main interests are comets and deep sky, but I also want decent (and bright) views of the planets.
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Mike has already covered my thoughts on sct vs newts from a quality of view perpective but going on the above statement, I think you would be better off with the newt on a dob base instead of the eq.
Considering the inconvenience factor of an eq mounted newt, I'd say you would be much happier with a dob mount. Why? Its only when imaging or using high powers for planetary or lunar viewing that you would even consider using an eq for a newt because at lower powers, tracking really isnt an issue for visual use.