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Originally Posted by mldee
In a few months I am planning on replacing my 8" SW Dob (thanks, AlexN) on my I-beam-piered EQ6Pro with a physically smaller scope, basically for DSLR imaging and to free up space in my little 2.25m RO observatory here in outer Brisbane. I use a side-by side mount plate with a SW BD100 refractor also on it. I like Maks' design concept.
I'll probably try and pile more small bits on the mount as well, so a nice light Mak as big as I can afford is the object. My budget is for an OTA under (hopefully) AUD2.5K.
Dealer sites show SW Mak, Vixen 200, Meade LX200 8", Celestron 200 and a few others.
Which would be most suitable? Buying bigger S/H would be nice, but 8" new is probably my preferred route.
Advice would be appreciated.
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I don't know about the celestron 200 but niether the meade or vixen are Maks. Meade tubes are very heavy so if you are trying to save weight I would steer away from them. Don't know too much about the others.
Ciao Mark