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Old 06-02-2008, 12:01 PM
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This thread has strayed a bit from OP's original question.
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After a bit of research I have found the EQ5 mounts are good for telescopes up to 12 inches. Therefore being a total newbie to this, I have no idea what is the best mount for astrophotography
on a budget of no more than $2000.
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Originally Posted by g__day View Post
PS - off topic apology

Why don't really high-end refractors use carbon fibre instead of aluminium tubes to minimise thermal change induced re-focusing?
That's a topic for another thread.
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