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Welcome to IIS, To complement Andrew’s post; BINTEL have the Skywatcher Pro OTA ED80 Refractor for 800 AUD. Outside Australia you can get Vixen ED80SF - 80mm f/7.5 APO Refractor OTA from OPTCORP for 700 USD (postage and handling will be 50-60 USD). Andrew Comms has the whole package of PROED100 ED (carry case) + HEQ5 for 2500 AUD. If there is any other cheaper places in Australia or outside I'd like to know as well. As far is the mount is concerned I think the HEQ5 is fine as long as you can control your apertaure fever down the track. Good luck!
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