Well Tim, in my opinion, the EQ6 will save you money........read on.........
''SECOND LIGHT''

Last night the skies were a totally different affair.........clear and steady
M42 and the Centaurus ''glob'' were in my sights as they were the primaries viewed the night before.
M42 was jaw dropping this time..........even more detail, pin point stars peeking through the nebulosity............I could go on and on
The Centaurus big Globular was enough to skip a heart beat(and I think I did

)............fantastic resolution from core to the far extremes.
God I love this scope!
How did the EQ6 hold up?.....................ROCK SOLID..................surprised the hell out of me!
If you are going visual only, the EQ6 won't even break a sweat.
If you decide to do some photography, I wouldn't be surprised if this mount could accomplish quite a lot..........more than expected.
Here's a photo to ''wet your whistle'' :