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Originally Posted by renormalised
Mini ME...sound like Austin Powers  
Anyway...have you had a look at the Chronos mounts. They're not cheap, but they'd be an excellent choice, I think.
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Originally Posted by RB
Agreed Greg.
The EM400 is a wonderful mount, straightforward to use, excellent performance but for your payloads it just not enough.
I was tempted by the EM500 but it's a bit too big for my needs.
The AP1200 would be wonderful.
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The TEC180 with cameras, lets see, the OTA is about 30lbs and the camera 10 and the filter wheel, autoguider and guide scope is another 8 pounds, the rings about 12lbs and the dovetails about another 6lbs. So what's that - about 41kgs? I think the NJP was rated to about 25kgs and it obviously can handle greater than its conservative rating. But I want super round stars everytime without having to have everything exactly perfect to get there. Perhaps unrealistic. I'll see how the PME goes in the next few days.
Greg.