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I use ETX-105 and Celestron 102 F5 Wide View refractor as grab and go scopes. ETX got advantage of GO- TO but it is heavier and more complicated (cables, Autostar, laptop, camera and the batteries). So I use it only if I want to do imagining. It also needs focal reducer and very sensitive camera, as at F14 it is too slow for anything except the Moon and the planets.
When I’m going to my sister’s farm and want to do few hours observing I prefer Celestron 102 Wide View refractor. It is not heavy (under 3kg), can be used with camera tripod and can be used as spotting scope in daytime. At $370 it is not expensive and it is good quality scope for the price. Sure it is achromat and it got false colour on bright objects but it does not worry me.
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