Hi all... nice place you have here...
although i have been a part of our universe for quite some time i am relatively new to astronomy as a hobby...
i purchased a Saxon 4.5" Newtonian about a year ago which has been a lot of fun... but i'm pretty sure that the eq1 mount is probably not worth its weight in bottle tops...
i am particularly interested in astrophotography and am looking for a scope that will suit this purpose, and also something that i wont be needing to upgrade for a while...
i am happy with the Saxon scope... but i have limited experience and nothing to compare it to... i'd be interested to hear how they rate against other brands with a similar price tag... optics quality etc...
after some research and a count of the piggy-bank i am looking towards the Saxon F2001 GOTOEQ5 which i can get for a little under $1500...
http://www.saxon.com.au/products/pro...roductid=10900
this one states that it comes with aluminum tripod... whereas the particular scope im looking at has the same specs but comes with a heavy duty steel tripod...
sorry for asking yet another 'which scope' question, but i really don't want to spend that sort of money and regret it soon after...
Ian...