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I appreciate the advice that you both have provided. Since writing I have had 4 days in the middle wheat belt and until we had a weather change, what I'd have given to have had my scope with me. You could reach up and touch the stars!
Back to a few thoughts I've given to this scope purchase, that require answers. With my self made 10 inch dob, I have concentrated on recording the moon and planets, first with a Toucam colour imager and later with a mono DMK24, direct to a laptop and processed the results in Registax and Photoshop. Using this equipment (I'm not conversant with tracking a star etc with an added scope) The EQ plaform and its hand held control is self made and if I'm able to get the South celestrial Pole spot on I can hold the object reasonably stationary for 700 frames with the controller by speeding up or slowing down a little at a time.
Question: Using the Celestron 8 inch on the EQ5 (They don't supply a EQ6) and the DMK imager recording into the laptop, can I expect to capture the Orion Nebula for an example? Deep Sky capture?
The focus disapointment you both mention. I have a JIM style focuser on my Dob and to prevent shake I built a remote control, (Shown on IIS) which works well, but whether it will work on the Celestron I have no idea. If it is able to be attached, it focuses both course and fine without any vibration.
Question:You both write of a carbin fibre tube? Are these available as a standard unit?
Question: The Go To facility, you may term this, when the telescope EQ mount is being powered to compensate the earths rotation, while recording for half to a minute, does it require constant manual control or putting it another way , is it stable?
The cost of the Meade has made it difficult and it looks as if the Celestron on the German EQ 5 will have to satisfy me. I'd appreciate your reply.
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