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Originally Posted by toryglen-boy
That 12" on a GEM is looking better all the time.
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They really are different beasts for different jobs.
An eq mounted newt is a logical choice for AP but a horrible, heavy and frustrating one for a visual observer. You need to mechanically polar align and balance counterweights every time you set it up, not to mention spinning the ota everytime you change objects so you dont suffer chiropractic issues trying to look into the focuser.
A tracking dob is way more convenient and portable for the visual observer. Polar alignment for tracking is a 2-3 star alignment handled by software (which you need to do anyway with an eq goto).
If it works well I see a 14" one of these being a great club scope for public viewing sessions etc.
The deletion of a goto option is a big loss here. I read speculation on another forum that this was driven by Orion who screamed that this would kill sales of their intelliscope range and they used their pull with Synta.