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Old 10-12-2009, 03:18 PM
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Vixen Sphinx-anyone using one?

I have to purchase a new goto mount,was thinking of getting one of these.

I recently sold my EQ 6,it was very good performance,but rather heavy,
took up lots of room im my observatory,and was IMO an ugly looking thing.also i only use a 4 inch scope,so was a bit of an overkill.

I have two options get a second hand Vixen sky sensor for my Vixen GP,problem is its old and not supported any more,which is ashame its very,very good

or get a Sphinx (i will stick with Jap stuff),YES i know the sphinx has had

issues,but i heard Firmware updates have fixed it ,also the newer ones shouldnt have problems of first issue ones,also there is a 'deluxe'
model(it has black writting on it) its a lot dearer than blue one,i know
little about them so if anyone got any helpfull advice,

cheers Chris

Last edited by hotspur; 10-12-2009 at 03:20 PM. Reason: extra info
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