Works okay - definite yes. Works well enough for planetary or bright clusters imaging - definite yes, works well enough for deep space objects (DSOs) - well that's we're you're pushing it severely.
If you need it to do moderate to high-end imaging - well the EQ6 is the entry level mount in this carrying capacity - no more or less.
With auto-guiding you can guide out consistent periodic error (PE) - even if its quite large, but the French graphs above show on the EQ6 they tested that it had both large PE and very random PE - a problem. Compare it to say the AP1200 which has 1/10 the PE and a very smooth curve, and you'll see why it costs 5 times more and has a 8 month waiting queue.
And any auto-guiding is costing you image quality, too much or a pendulum movement if you're over correcting is bad news.
Last edited by g__day; 09-07-2007 at 09:07 AM.
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