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Originally Posted by adman
I have been kind of coming around to that position as well. There will be a bit of time between getting my guidescope and being able to afford a larger imaging refractor, so it would be useful to get something that is not too shabby on its own. I have been thinking about the WO Megrez 90 - great price at Andrews at the moment - great scope on its own, and can do double duty as guidescope later on.
Unfortunately, cheaper and sooner may win out....
Adam
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Yes I see and I seem to have made my point, just FYI and I wish I had thought along these lines when starting out , the number one rule is get the best mount you can afford as a priority, you will always get a better image with an average scope and a good mount than you will with a top scope on a cheap nasty mount.
If I was to do it again in stages I would have first obtained a good solid mount capable of taking the weight of the main ota that you will eventually get for yourself ;but just mount the ed80 or half decent/guide secondary imaging scope on it for now, it may look stupid but your learning curve will be much easier as the setup will be more forgiving providing you with a reward for your efforts rather than endless frustration.
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