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What mount does the 80mm ED come with? Is it the same as the Orion 80mm ED that Starkler and others own?
Obviously the aperture is much reduced from what you would've got with the 8" dob, but it is definitely a smaller and lighter scope.. but it does depend on the mount.
Can you tell us where you'll be using your scope, where you'll be storing it, how you'll get it to where you'll be obserivng from etc.
There might be options like storing a dob (or an EQ) on a trolley, either a hand-truck type trolley, or a 4-wheeled cart trolley, and just wheeling it out from undercover to your observing location. But if you need to go up stairs etc and mobility is difficult then you might want something much lighter and smaller.
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