[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Originally Posted by JarrydS

So would it be worth going for an ED80 on something like this then?

http://www.ozscopes.com.au/heq6-pro-...kywatcher.html

Also, money isn't a big factor as I'm willing to spend a bit on it.

Yep, that EQ6 is a very good mount (I have the old black model )
but it is quite a bit cheaper from Andrews:
EQ6 PRO-T (1.75"/45mm "Vixen") package $1499
http://andrewscom.com.au/images/prod...nts/eq6pro.jpg

If money is not so much a problem, you might consider some other scopes apart from the ED80.
Go through the Deep Space imaging section and see what the others use rather than me make a long list here

And Brendan makes a good point.
Living in Darwin you will definitely need cooling on your camera.