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That is the funniest thing I have seen on Youtube, and I've watched lots of animals clips!
Well, I have owned an EQ-5 mount before, and it was a bit of a pain to set up.
I think from some of the replies that perhaps I've made myself out to be a complete beginner. I should explain that I've owned, over the years and in chronological order (with some gaps when I gave up for a while and few overlaps) the following scopes...
6" cheap Newt on dodgy EQ mount
8" SCT (with RA drive only - no GOTO)
Tele Vue TV-85
Borg 100ED
William Optics Megrez 80
The Newt was my first scope and I knew nothing about optical quality, and it's so long ago that I don't remember how good/bad it was.
I loved the SCT as it gave me decent deep sky views and I used it for piggyback photos of Comet Hale-Bopp. However, I bought the heavy-duty tripod and wedge, which was always a bit of a hassle.
Bought the TV-85 cos I wanted a quality small refractor. Never used the SCT again, despite the huge aperture difference. However, I was living in cloudy Scotland at the time so quick set-up was a much bigger priority than it is now.
Then bought the Borg cos I wanted more aperture again and it was light enough for the Tele Vue mount, so the TV-85 went.
Then the Megrez joined as my travel scope, and was the only one to come with me to Australia two years ago.
So all of this is now leading me back towards the SCT cos it's easier to set up and use than using a GEM mount, but will still give me decent aperture. I really want to do some piggyback photography, so a Dob isn't an option, although tempting cos they're so cheap.
It's frustrating cos I'm desperate to get something, but I may wait until after the SPSP so I can try out a few different scopes under (hopefully) good conditions.
Morton
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