Great to here they are going well for you Mark.A lot of people here seem to have these EQ whatervers,and thats' fine,I'm not knocking that.
But there are some options from the other side of the Sea of Japan,Many say they cant hold as much weight.
There was a chap that use to go to asrofest (Erwin-sadly missed),and he used to have a GPDX mount with a 8 inch and 9.25 celstron and use it to map mercuary,that data was used by NASA.although he was such a good astronomer he could do many things with very basic gear.
But,just show weight load is not everything,I'd rather have quality,and a mount that has'nt got an end on that looks like a 'kitchen mix master'.
Also Lasmondy GM 8 second hand are a reasonable price.
Cheers Chris PS-Mark I like that signature!
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