I have the Nexstar 11, the predecessor of the CPC, and a little more rugged. I'd recommend the CPC highly if you're interested in visual observing primarily. Lots of aperture in a compact package and relatively easy to set up and transport. It's well designed ergonomically and not as hard to lift as you might expect. If you are interested in long exposure deep sky photography, then you're better off with a separate OTA on an equatorial mount but I suspect you'd need one much beefier than the SGT for good results.
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