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Old 03-01-2012, 01:23 PM
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Peter,

It has been fantastic this past week or so with the comet chasing in dark skies (here, here, here, and here).

My EQ6 is obviously a far more capable beast, easier to adjust (polar alignment, changing directions, etc) because of its size, and much cheaper, but for portability and wide fields the Astrotrac is brilliant. I really hate packing up the EQ6 at dawn (heavy lifting + sleepy = unhappy me) but the AT is light and easy. Worst case scenario, I can just lift up the whole thing and throw it into the back of my van.

I have the whole kit (mount, polar scope, wedge, pier, head) - I'm unconvinced by the polar scope and head at this stage, but the rest is great.
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