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Originally Posted by Podger
Thanks Narayan.
I read the guff at the links re EQ6 and Losmondy.
Went to SPSP on Saturday - my first visit. Interesting, lots of gear but difficult to see. During the day half of the set ups covered up and most others the owners either eating or sleeping. In the night it was too dark to see and scared of falling over someone's mount. Surprised at the popularity of Argo Navis (must be good). Conflicting opinions on EQ vs Forks but it seems either can be used for visual and Astrophotography quite satisfactorily unless really seriously into it. Software - heard only positives re Meade, some negatives re Synscan and Gemini. Next move is to the showrooms. I feel that there are a number of options all of which would be fine so I can't go too far wrong. Thanks everyone for all the help so far.
Roger
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I'd stay clear of the show rooms until you know exactly what you want.
I've never ever bought a telescope or mount other than by mailorder. (in fact and most the astro-gear I have I bought I have bought from overseas and imported myself).