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Old 28-11-2008, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by dannat View Post
the cg5 is pretty close to a eq5 in terms mass carrying ie not in class of eq6
Dan is right there..A EQ5 would be ok for a nice 80mm ED or other small scopes but.....
Don`t even think of putting a 8" newt on a EQ5.....big trouble!
For imaging I wouldn`t look at anything less than a EQ6 with a 8" scope.
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