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Hi aliwil.
The CPC800 has a good reputation and is certainly a very
stable and easy scope to use with it's alt/az design and tracking/GOTO.
If you were just into visual I would recommend it.
You would definitely need the dew shield/heaters.
However it is still an 8" so you are not going to see any more than through your newtonian.
At 2000mm focal length the CPC is I guess about twice that of your newtonian so the magnification
of your current eyepieces is going to double. You will loose out at the wide field end but gain at high mag..
If you are really going to get into imaging it is probably not the best choice.
Using a wedge with a CPC is not much fun unless you have a permanent setup.
Also the one example I saw of this was not very stable.
Why not consider putting your scope on a good tracking/GOTO
EQ mount like the HEQ5/6. Great for imaging and locating objects and a bit cheaper too.
gb.
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