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Originally Posted by g__day
Depends what you want to image, and in what price bracket. Nothing much would be a 20" RC on a Paramount ME mount - but if you don't have $55K to spend I guess a 80mm ED refractor on a Heq5 for wide field, a 9.25 SCT or a 10" - 12" SCT on an eq6 in the budget range for planetary nebular or other dim objects. Or for long shots, guided piggy back a 80mm ED on a 9.25 - 12" SCT on an EQ6.
Oh and yes to equatorial in my opinon.
Any idea of
1) budget
2) what you want to capture
3) how mobile it must be - or is it fixed to a permanent pier?
4) if its mobile do you have a weight limit?
5) do you intend to do any long duration astrophotography - meaning guided shots will be required?
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1 Low to nil at the moment. I have to come up with a plan. Maybey a swap? I already have a C11 on a fork (NexstarGPS). Great for visual, but the drives I fear, are too sloppy and poor manufacture for long imaging on DSO's.
2 Galaxies and Nebulae. Not too fussed over planets.
3 Fixed inside my observatory on top of a 7 foot tall concrete pillar.
4 Nil
5. Yes! Long exposure and guided shots a must!!
I paid 10k for the C11 a few years ago. I thought that was overkill at the time. Looks like I was wrong.
Baz.