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Hi Chris and Welcome!
The EQ5 mount is a fine mount, but equatorial mounts are pretty hard beasts to learn to use. Polar alignment can be a definite killer, plus you need to be a bit of a contotionist when the eyepiece ends up in odd positions.
For most beginners, a dob is winner on several points
- more aperture for your dollars
- simple rugged construction
- no electronics to go wrong
- only moves side to side and up and down so anyonme can use
- eyepiece is always in the same place
Unless you have a definite need to go to an EQ mount, dobs always make the best choice.
Oh and one other thing. Dobs are often seen to be big beasts, a 10" newt on an EQ5 will easily take up at least as much room as a 10" dob!
Malcolm
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