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Differnce between HEQ5 and EQ5
Can one anyone please can give me their opinion on the difference between EQ5 and HEQ5 mounts based on their experience with those mounts. I was using SV1 (GS version of EQ3) modified to work with Meade Autostar until recently when Alt gear seized and striped the gear. I’m still using the mount manually but I would like to have Goto again. The mount is used on the pier for imagining with short FL tube refractors up to 136mm aperture, with exposure times up to 30 sec. I can modify EQ5 to use Autostar Goto. The difference in price of EQ5 and HEQ5 is around $700. I also have StarPatch GPS for the Autostar setup. What is the advantage in spending extra $700 on HEQ5 and additional $$ to get GPS working with it?
Is there a big difference in tracking between those two mounts? Most of the times the load - 4”achromat and camera, will be under 5kg.
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